AP. 30 January 2002. Car Bombs Leave 6 Dead in Colombia.
BOGOTA -- A car bomb exploded outside a major television studio in the capital Wednesday, a day after a remote-controlled bomb ripped through an army convoy in Colombia's south, killing a soldier and five civilians. The bombings, which authorities have blamed on the country's largest guerrilla army, come despite breakthroughs in peace negotiations to end a 38-year civil war. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombings. In Bogota, a red four-wheel drive vehicle packed with about 65 pounds of dynamite exploded before dawn Wednesday on a residential street behind the studio where Caracol television broadcasts its news programs. There were no injuries or deaths. The blast shattered windows all along the block in midtown Bogota, and damaged offices and equipment in the Caracol's two-story building. Police said Caracol, one of Colombia's main networks, had received threats, as have other media outlets. Bogota mayor Antanas Mockus blamed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, for the blast at Caracol TV. However, Bogota police chief Gen. Jorge Enrique Linares said it was too early to assign blame. Tuesday evening, a remote-controlled car bomb packed with about 90 pounds of dynamite was set off as a convoy of army vehicles passed in the southern city of Florencia, killing a soldier and five civilian bystanders, said Capt. Lida Zambrano, spokeswoman for the army's 12th Brigade. Police are still investigating a Jan. 25 bomb blast in front of a restaurant in south Bogota that killed four police officers and a 5-year-old girl, and injured 26 other people. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews
