Conflict & Security
Colombia bombing kills four, governor says
A bomb attack in western Colombia killed four people, including a two-month-old baby, Tolima Governor Adriana Magali Matiz said.
Local officials said a truck loaded with explosives detonated Sunday near a military base in Planadas, in the south of the Andean department of Tolima. Authorities said the explosion damaged a hospital and several homes.
Matiz said on X that the toll was preliminary. Planadas Mayor Juan Camilo Hueje told a local radio station that multiple wounded people were taken to a local school for treatment.
It was not clear who was responsible for the bombing. Matiz described the attack as a criminal act and said it had targeted civilians and put soldiers and local families at risk.
Uncertainty notes
Responsibility for the bombing was not clear.
The death toll was described by the governor as preliminary.
The number of wounded people was not specified.
Source
AFP news report published on .