Originally published on April 2, 2014<br /><br />Check out our official website: http://us.tomonews.net/<br />Check out our Android app: http://goo.gl/PtT6VD<br />Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Colombian army sappers detonated an abandoned vehicle loaded with explosives on the Pan-American highway in Colombia, the same highway where guerrillas reportedly blew up part of the road on Monday.<br /><br />According to the Latin American Herald, the vehicle was left on the Pan-American highway six days ago, but soldiers were only able to reach it on Tuesday as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas had mined the surrounding area. <br /><br />Soldiers were able to move the vehicle to a more isolated area of the road where they performed a controlled detonation.<br /><br />On Monday, at around 11 p.m., FARC reportedly used 100 kilos of dynamite to blast a hole on the same highway, between the municipalities of Santander de Quilichao and Mondomo in Cauca province.<br /><br />After the explosion the highway patrol closed the lane affected by the blast while left the other open for vehicles of less than 8 tons to drive along, the Region 4 police commander, Gen. Omar Rubiano, was quoted by Fox News Latino as saying. <br /><br />Officials blamed the explosion on FARC.<br /><br />Violence attributed to the FARC has been growing in Colombia's southwest region in the last few weeks where at least half a dozen members of the security forces have been killed.<br /><br />According to EFE Agency, the FARC and the Colombian government have been negotiating a way out of the conflict in Havana since November 2012, while the armed conflict continues across the country. <br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scan
