5 bomb explosions injure 11 in Colombia's capital
24/10/2008 17:21
Five bomb explosions injured at least 11 people in the Colombian capital
of Bogota yesterday, where a workers' strike was underway, police
said.
Senior security officer Gen. Rodolfo Palomino told Xinhua, "There are
11 injured people. Fortunately, none of them are in grave conditions."
"We
need to warn the citizens not to get close to public garbage bins, because all
explosive devices were put in them," Palomino added.
The police said the
bombs contained 200-500 grams of explosives, and one explosion occurred near the
Peruvian embassy.
The police said they were trying to find out whether the
explosions were related to the ongoing strike, which began in the morning to
demand higher salaries and better working conditions.
Rafael Perez, who
luckily escaped the attack, told Xinhua, "I survived by some miracle. I left the
spot seconds after the explosion."
The injured have been taken to hospitals,
while the police cordoned off the explosion sites to investigate the
attacks.
Thousands of protestors marched in main streets of Bogota and in
cities of Barranquilla in the north, Cali in the southwest and Bucaramanga in
the northeast of the country to voice their demands.
The Colombian workers'
union denied the explosions had relations with the strike.
Xinhua
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