Violence escalates in Colombia: 19 dead from bomb attack
At least 19 people were killed this Sunday, April 26, by the explosion of a barrel bomb launched by alleged dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on a stretch of the Pan-American Highway in the department of Cauca, in southwestern Colombia.
TL;DR
- 19 civilians were killed in a bomb cylinder explosion on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca, Colombia.
- The attack was reportedly carried out by FARC dissidents.
- A bus and other vehicles were destroyed in the explosion.
- The Institute of Legal Medicine is involved in the forensic investigation.
- Recent attacks by FARC dissidents have injured over 48 people, including minors.