Truck explosion outside Colombia police base injures 11 and kills dog: ‘Vile terrorist attack’
- Colombia’s government has attributed a truck bomb explosion outside a police base, which injured 11 officers and killed a police dog, to the nation’s largest remaining rebel group.
- The attack occurred early Saturday in Cucuta, a city on Colombia’s border with Venezuela, a region frequently contested by drug gangs and insurgent groups vying for control of lucrative smuggling routes.
- William Rincon, director of Colombia’s police, confirmed the blast originated from a truck parked outside the headquarters for police in Norte de Santander Province.
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- Colombia’s government has attributed a truck bomb explosion outside a police base, which injured 11 officers and killed a police dog, to the nation’s largest remaining rebel group.
- The attack occurred early Saturday in Cucuta, a city on Colombia’s border with Venezuela, a region frequently contested by drug gangs and insurgent groups vying for control of lucrative smuggling routes.
- William Rincon, director of Colombia’s police, confirmed the blast originated from a truck parked outside the headquarters for police in Norte de Santander Province.
Sources: The Independent