Two explosions rocked the Colombian capital Bogota on Thursday leaving at least five people hurt, according to firefighters, who said the cause was not immediately known. The eighth victim was wounded by a blast at a Porvenir branch in the Puente Aranda area in the west of the city.
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Health officials said none of the wounded suffered serious injuries.
The Liberal Party candidate for Bogota mayor, Rafael Pardo, one of the first to arrive at the financial district blast site, told reporters that “one can not discount a threat by the FARC at this time” and he asked for authorities and the public to take every precaution.
Double explosions in Colombia’s capital Bogota have wounded eight people.
The first of the blasts on Thursday was in the offices of Porvenir pension funds in Bogota’s financial district, where seven people were injured.
None of the 10 were badly injured but Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas branded the blasts “terrorist acts, no doubt”.
President Juan Manuel Santos disappeared fast made from a local zenith in side Peru to really sofa a safety meeting up with after the explosions, each of them structured to the workplaces of a new confidential bank, Porvenir, within the monetary region.
Though there was no confirmation of who was responsible, speculation quickly turned to the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, after its recent attacks on major oil pipelines that cross the mountainous country.
The devices are believed to be homemade and come amid tense peace talks with FARC rebels to end five decades of conflict.
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The explosion happened seven blocks from US Ambassador Kevin Whitaker’s official residence, where he was hosting dozens of people at a reception to celebrate the Fourth of July.
