Article 478XZ Bogotá blast blamed on one-armed bomb expert linked to rebel group

Bogotá blast blamed on one-armed bomb expert linked to rebel group

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  • Josi(C) Aldemar Rojas of ELN also died in Colombia car bombing
  • Explosion at police academy left 21 dead and 70 wounded

Colombian authorities said a one-armed explosives expert belonging to the country's last remaining rebel group carried out a car bombing against a police academy that left 21 dead and more than 70 wounded.

The chief prosecutor, Ni(C)stor Martinez, said at a press conference on Friday that the man who carried out Thursday's brazen attack, the deadliest in 15 years, was a longtime member of the National Liberation Army, or ELN.

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