A car-bomb attack targets southwest Colombia a day after conservative president takes office
- A car bomb exploded in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, a day after Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president.
- The army alleged that the attack was carried out by two dissident groups of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
- The explosion occurred at a toll plaza on the Pan-American Highway, injuring two security guards.
A car bomb exploded Saturday in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s new president.
The army alleged the attack was carried out by two dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. The groups did not accept the peace agreement that FARC signed a decade ago with the Colombian government.
The explosion took place at a toll plaza on the Pan-American Highway, the main road in the country’s southwest. The army said two security guards suffered minor injuries in the attack.
一辆汽车炸弹袭击了哥伦比亚西南部，距离保守派总统就职仅一天
军方表示，星期六在哥伦比亚西南部发生了一起汽车炸弹爆炸事件，距离保守派政治新秀阿贝拉多·德拉埃斯普里埃拉就任总统仅一天。
军方指称此次袭击是由哥伦比亚革命武装力量（FARC）的两个叛乱团体实施的。这些团体并未接受FARC与哥伦比亚政府十年前签署的和平协议。
爆炸发生在泛美公路的一个收费站，该公路是该国西南部的主要道路。军方表示，袭击导致两名保安受轻伤。