From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Colombia: Law-Enforcement Forces on State of Alert Colombian Law-Enforcement Forces on State of Alert ===================================== Xinhuanet 2002-01-26 08:50:41 BOGOTA, January 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Colombian police units in Bogota were put on maximum alert to cope with an eventual mounting campaign of guerrilla organizations, after a terrorist attack presumably by the FARC, in which four police officers and a little girl were killed on Friday. Hector Dario Castro, Bogota's police commander, confirmed that all the units have been on the alert following the bomb attack, which occurred at the Fatima district of the capital that also left nine police agents injured. A bomb on a bicycle blew off in front of a small restaurant known as Josefa, in which a group of police officers were having their lunch. The Josefa restaurant is across the street from the Fatima Police Station in the southwestern part of the capital. Three police officers were killed on the spot. Just hours later, bomb-squad units deactivated an explosive device placed near a police post at the San Fernando district in the northwestern part of the capital. According to preliminary police reports, the bomb contained four kilograms of dynamite and was fixed to a bicycle. Bogota mayor Antanas Mockus called on the seven million citizens in the capital to turn light off for three minutes this afternoon to condemn the alleged guerrilla actions. Defense Minister Gustavo Bell said this sort of actions shows " a lack of political arguments" by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), with which the government of President Andres Pastrana initiated a on-and-off peace process in January 1999. The 16,500-strong guerrilla group has not claimed responsibility over this blast so far. In recent weeks, the FARC rebels have started a new wave of attacks on public works, including electricity towers, throughout Colombia, especially in the central-south part of the country and on the outskirts of Bogota. Enditem _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
