Death toll in Colombia highway bus bomb attack rises to 20

Political violence has escalated in Colombia ahead of next month's presidential election.

Death toll from Colombia bus bombing rises to 20 during wave of violence

Officials say 20 people died after an explosive device detonated on a bus in southwestern Colombia's Cauca region, injuring 36 others Saturday.

Colombia road bombing death toll rises to 20

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- The death toll in a weekend highway bombing in Colombia rose to 20, with another 36 people injured, the local department's governor said Sunday on X. The attack -- which local and national officials are blaming on armed groups -- comes one month before the country holds presidential elections on May 31. Cauca Department Gov. Octavio Guzman described the bombing as the area's "most brutal and ruthless attack against the civilian population in decades," adding that it lef

By The Korea Herald

Death toll in Colombia highway bus bomb attack rises to 20

The death toll from a bombing on a Colombian highway on Saturday has risen to 20, with another 36 people injured, including minors.

By Abubakar Ibrahim