Cúcuta Car Bomb Kills One at Police Station in Norte de Santander
A Cúcuta car bomb exploded outside the police station in Los Patios, Norte de Santander, killing one civilian and wounding eleven people; President de la Espriela convened a security council. The post Cúcuta Car Bomb Kills One at Police Station in Norte de Santander appeared first on The Rio Times .
A car bomb detonated outside a police station in Los Patios, a suburb of Cúcuta in Colombia's Norte de Santander department, at 11:15 pm on Monday night. The blast killed one civilian and wounded eleven people, including two police officers. The attack caused extensive damage to the police facility, several motorcycles, and damaged shops and homes along the main avenue.
President Abelardo de la Espriela convened a security council to address the incident, stating that the state would respond with "all its force." The ELN guerrilla and FARC dissident factions actively operate in the Norte de Santander region, but no group had claimed responsibility by Tuesday morning. The government's deadliest airstrike of the year occurred just hours prior, in the Guaviare department. The investigation into the car bomb attack is ongoing.
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