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5 Bomb Explosions Injure
11 in Colombia's Capital
BOGOTA - Five bomb
explosions injured at
least 11 people in the
Colombian capital of
Bogota on Thursday,
where a workers' strike
was underway, police
said.
Senior security officer
Gen. Rodolfo Palomino
said, "There are 11
injured people.
Fortunately, none of
them are in grave
conditions."
"We need to warn the
citizens not to get
close to public garbage
bins, because all
explosive devices were
put in them," Palomino
added.
The police said the
bombs contained 200-500
grams of explosives, and
one explosion occurred
near the Peruvian
embassy.
The police said they
were trying to find out
whether the explosions
were related to the
ongoing strike, which
began in the morning to
demand higher salaries
and better working
conditions.
Rafael Perez, who
luckily escaped the
attack, told the press,
"I survived by some
miracle. I left the spot
seconds after the
explosion."
The injured have been
taken to hospitals,
while the police
cordoned off the
explosion sites to
investigate the attacks.
Thousands of protestors
marched in main streets
of Bogota and in cities
of Barranquilla in the
north, Cali in the
southwest and
Bucaramanga in the
northeast of the country
to voice their demands.
The Colombian workers'
union denied the
explosions had relations
with the strike.
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