2 killed, 37 injured in Colombia blast
..By CESAR GARCIA | Associated Press – 3 hrs ago....EmailShare
Share0Print......BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A suitcase bomb exploded near a town square where 5,000 children were celebrating Halloween, killing two suspected bombers and injuring 37 people, including two boys who were hospitalized in critical condition Thursday, authorities said.
The two dead were suspected members of a drug-trafficking band allied with rebels from the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, said the regional police chief, Col. Nelson Ramirez.
They were carrying the suitcase on a bicycle two blocks from the central square of Pradera, in Valle del Cauca state, where more than 5,000 children had gathered, said town security chief Cesar Leyton. The bomb apparently went off prematurely.
He said seven of the injured were hospitalized, including the 9- and 11-yearold boys who suffered head injuries and were rushed in critical condition to the regional capital of Cali. Fourteen children were reported injured in all.
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