{
  "id": 17794967,
  "title": "Bomb attack in western Colombia kills 4, says governor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/bomb-attack-in-western-colombia-kills-4-says-governor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:10:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/02/bomb-attack-in-western-colombia-kills-four-says-governor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A truck loaded with explosives detonated in Planadas, a town in western Colombia's Tolima department, on Sunday, killing four individuals, including a two-month-old infant, according to local officials. The blast targeted a military base, resulting in significant damage to a hospital and nearby residences.\n\nTolima Governor Adriana Magali Matiz expressed her profound sorrow over the incident, reporting a preliminary death toll of four, including the newborn. She shared the distressing sight of a woman frantically pulling a small body from the debris on X, a social media platform.\n\nPlanadas Mayor Juan Camilo Hueje informed a local radio station that numerous individuals injured in the attack were transported to a local school for medical attention. The identity of the culprits behind the bombing remains unknown.\n\nGovernor Matiz denounced the attack as a \"vile and criminal act\" in a statement on X, emphasizing that such an assault on the civilian population, endangering the lives of soldiers and Tolima families, surpasses a threshold that will not be accepted.",
  "summary": "The explosives-laden truck detonated near a military base in Planadas, damaging a hospital and several homes, according to local officials.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}