A driver, a mother and a three-year-old child were killed instantly. A 57-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries after being transported to the hospital.
A bomb blast near the southern Colombian town of Cartagena has killed at least four people, local officials said Friday.
“Around 10:30 in the morning (local time) there was an explosion, a terrorist attack against a police patrol in the area. “The victims were civilians riding in cars and motorcycles,” said Mayor Edilberto Molina Hernandez.
“The cowardly attack (…) that claimed the lives of four people, including a child, is an attack on all Colombians,” wrote Defense Minister Diego Molano in a Twitter post.
A driver, a mother and a three-year-old child were killed instantly. A 57-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries after being transported to the hospital.
Two other people were injured in the bombing and are being treated, authorities said.
Molano has blamed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Jorge Bricenios Suarez, for the bombing. He emphasized that the decision to launch an operation was aimed at identifying and arresting those responsible for the deadly attack.
