Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Bogota blast: Deadly 'car bomb' rocks Colombia capital
Source: BBC
Bogotá blast: Deadly 'car bomb' rocks Colombia capital
A large explosion has killed at least eight people in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, the country's defence ministry says.
The blast happened outside a school for police cadets in the south of the city.
Thirty-eight people were reportedly injured in the blast which happened at 09:30 local time (14:30 GMT).
Images show a charred vehicle in front of the General Santander school, which is located in a working-class area of Bogotá.
-snip-
A large explosion has killed at least eight people in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, the country's defence ministry says.
The blast happened outside a school for police cadets in the south of the city.
Thirty-eight people were reportedly injured in the blast which happened at 09:30 local time (14:30 GMT).
Images show a charred vehicle in front of the General Santander school, which is located in a working-class area of Bogotá.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46904683
Link to tweet
