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Second deadly blast hits Colombia

2012-02-03 68 Dailymotion

PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />TV footage captures the aftermath of a second bomb attack on a Colombian police station in as many days.<br/> <br />At least six people including a child lost their lives in this blast targetting the police headquarters in the town of Villarica.<br/> <br />Several more have been wounded.<br/> <br />The rubble is what's left of the building.<br/> <br />The bombing on Thursday is being blamed on FARC rebels.<br/> <br />The finger is also being pointed at them for a blast a day earlier outside a police station in Tumaco.<br/> <br />Colombian authorities confirmed on Friday the number of dead in that attack had risen to 11, most of them civilians.<br/> <br />Colombia's defence minister is condemning the violence.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Colombia's Defence Minister, Juan Carlos Pinzon, saying (Spanish):<br/> <br />"They murdered civilians without thought. There were wounded children and, of course, some police officers were killed and injured. This is a criminal act, a terrorist act."<br/> <br />Colombian analysts say the rebels are trying to show their military might again after a crackdown that weakened them and forced them back into the jungles.<br/> <br />The country's president is calling the attacks 'hypocritical' as the rebels have also asked the government for peace talks.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters

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