Coordinated Spate of Bombings and Gun Attacks Rock Colombia

Coordinated flurry of bombings and gun attacks rock Colombia

Two dozen coordinated bomb and gun

Assassination attempt revives Colombia’s worst fears

On Saturday, a Colombian presidential candidate was shot in the head at a rally in the country’s capital, Bogotá. Three days later, a series of bombs went off in and around the third largest city, Cali, leaving at least four dead. The sudden surge of violence has many Colombians wondering if the country is headed back to a darker time.“It’s a painful memory of where we come from,” says Colombia Risk Analysis director Sergio Guzmán. “Back then, p…

Foreign Office travel advice: New warning issued for Colombia after seven people killed in wave of bomb and gun attacks in destination

The Foreign Office has issued a new travel warning for Colombia after at least seven people have been killed.

Coordinated spate of bombings and gun attacks rock Colombia

Two dozen coordinated bomb and gun attacks killed at least seven people across southwestern Colombia on Tuesday, just days after presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe was shot in the head, sparking fears of a return to the sort of violence that gripped the country in the 1980s and 1990s.

Colombia rocked by deadly wave of bombings, gun attacks

Multiple attacks came as the country was already on edge after the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.