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Car bomb kills at least 20 at police academy in Bogota
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/17/car-bomb-explodes-at-police-academy-in-bogotaTwenty-one people have been killed and dozens more injured in a car bombing at a Colombian police academy in Bogotá, recalling the high-profile attacks associated with the bloodiest chapters of the country’s guerrilla and drug conflicts.
The scene outside the General Santander police academy was chaotic after the mid-morning explosion on Thursday, with ambulances and helicopters rushing to the normally tightly controlled facility.
Witnesses said they heard a loud explosion that destroyed windows in adjacent buildings. Pictures on social media showed a charred vehicle surrounded by debris on the academy’s campus.
Among the dead were a Panamanian and an Ecuadorian national.
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