Bomb Kills 7, Injures 20 at Shopping Center
From Times Wire Reports
A bomb believed to have been set off by rebels ripped through a shopping center in Cucuta, Colombia, killing seven people, injuring at least 20 and setting the complex on fire.
Government officials said the attack, on the border with Venezuela, was part of an attempt by guerrillas to bring the nation’s war to Colombia’s cities. After the bombing, President Alvaro Uribe appointed a police general to find rebel infiltrators in Cucuta government offices.
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