A car bomb killed at least 21 people in front of a Bogota police academy, reviving memories of the city's recent history of drug-trade fuelled violence. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, which saw a car loaded with about 175 lbs of pentolite exploding just after a promotion ceremony for police officers. Local stories suggested it was caused by guerrilla fighters still at large despite a peace deal with the country’s El Espectador. Such attacks were common by drug traffickers and leftist guerrillas in past decades.
A car bomb killed at least 21 people in front of a Bogota police academy, reviving memories of the city's recent history of drug-trade fuelled violence. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, which saw a car loaded with about 175 lbs of pentolite exploding just after a promotion ceremony for police officers. Local stories suggested it was caused by guerrilla fighters still at large despite a peace deal with the country’s Revolutionary Armed Forces. Such attacks were common by drug traffickers and leftist guerrillas in past decades.