Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Car Bomb Explodes Inside A Colombian Military Base Housing US Soldiers

 

Daily Mail: Car bomb explodes at Colombian military base housing US soldiers, injuring 36 people 

* The Colombian government said 36 people, including two civilians, were injured after a car bomb exploded inside a military base in Cucutá on Tuesday 

* Two individuals arrived at the 30th Military Brigade complex at 3:05pm local time before the first bomb went off at 3.10pm 

* A second bomb, also place inside the SUV, exploded at 3.12pm, next to a building where U.S. military personnel were being housed 

* The U.S. Embassy in Colombia announced that no American military personnel was injured in the attack 

* Colombia President Iván Duque said the National Liberation Army, Colombia's largest remaining rebel group, may have been responsible for the blast 

* Dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's 33rd front, could likely be the authors, Duque said 

* A reward of $135,000 is being offered reward for information that could lead authorities to the capture of the those who were behind the attack 

At least 36 people, including two civilians, were injured after a car bomb exploded near a building where U.S. military personnel were staying at a military base in Colombia on Tuesday. 

Colombia officials said that three people were in critical condition. 

Cellphone video recorded by an individual at the 30th Military Brigade complex in the border town of Cucutá captured the moment the vehicle exploded a second time while smoke billowed.

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WNU Editor: Two US soldiers were injured .... Colombian soldier in intensive care, two U.S. advisors hurt by car bomb (Reuters). 

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Car bomb attack at Colombian military base wounds 36 -- France 24

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Colombia investigating after car bomb injures 36 at military base -- Al Jazeera  

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