On 17 January 2019 , the ELN performed a car bombing at the General Santander National Police Academy in Bogotá , Colombia . The truck detonated and killed 21 people , including the perpetrator , and injured 68 others . It was the deadliest attack on the Colombian capital since the 2003 El Nogal Club bombing and the first attack on the capital since the 2017 Centro Andino bombing . The ELN accepted responsibility for the attack and justified it as a response to the bombings made by the Colombian government during the unilateral ceasefire
2003 El Nogal Club bombing
2003 El Nogal Club bombing
National Liberation Army (Colombia)