Explosives Attack in Colombia Kills Four, Including Infant
Authorities said the blast damaged a hospital and several homes, and no group has claimed responsibility.
- On Sunday, a truck laden with explosives detonated near a military base in Planadas, Tolima, killing four people, including a two-month-old baby girl, and damaging a nearby hospital and several homes.
- Armed criminal groups have recently stepped up attacks against security forces in apparent retaliation for an offensive ordered by President Espriella, who campaigned on a tough-on-crime platform and ended peace negotiations.
- Tolima Governor Adriana Magali Matiz condemned the attack as a 'vile and criminal act,' stating, 'Attacking the civilian population and putting at risk the lives of our soldiers and the Tolima families is crossing a line that we will not tolerate.' Planadas Mayor Juan Camilo Hueje confirmed wounded victims received treatment at a local school.
- President Espriella has not yet commented on the Planadas bombing but previously declared, 'In my government, criminals will have no political status, no leniency, and no impunity,' and recently condemned a separate Saturday attack in Huila province that killed one police officer.
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Military base in Tolima targeted, 17 injured and damage to hospital and homes - President announces intensification of operations
Four people were killed, including a two-month-old baby, in a truck bomb attack in western Colombia, an action attributed to dissidents of the former FARC organization. The post Colombia: 4 dead, including a 2-month-old baby, in a truck bomb attack appeared first on in.gr.
Four people die when a car bomb explodes in Colombia. The government of the province of Tolima sees responsibility for dissident groups of an earlier guerrilla organization. However, no one has ever known about the attack.
Four civilians have been killed in attacks on a Colombian military base, including a two-month-old baby. Colombia's president declared: "These crimes will not remain unpunished."
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