President Alvaro Uribe was sworn into his second term of office in the Colombian capital of Bogota, Monday, pledging to improve the economy and make peace with FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels. Security was tight in order to prevent a repetition of the attack on his first inauguration in 2002 when FARC rebels fired mortars at the presidential palace killing 20. Police reported deactivating a car bomb outside of the capital on Monday.
president alvaro uribe was sworn into his second term of office in the colombian capital of bogota monday pledging to improve the economy and make peace with farc revolutionary armed forces of colombia rebels security was tight in order to prevent a repetition of the attack on his first inauguration in 2002 when farc rebels fired mortars at the presidential palace killing 20 police reported deactivating a car bomb outside of the capital on monday