2019 Bogotá car bombing

On 17 January 2019, a vehicle was driven into the General Santander National Police Academy in Bogotá, Colombia. The truck forced its way into the facility, hit a wall and detonated, killing 22 people (including the perpetrator) and injuring 68 others. Suicide attacks are unusual in Colombia. The car contained about 80 kilograms (180 lb) of pentolite. It was the deadliest attack on the Colombian capital since the 2003 El Nogal Club bombing and the first terrorist attack on the capital since the 2017 Centro Andino bombing. The National Liberation Army (ELN) accepted responsibility for the attack and justified it as a response to the bombings made by the Colombian government during the unilateral ceasefire.

2019 Bogotá car bombing
Part of the Colombian conflict
TypeSuicide car bombing
Location
04°35′27″N 74°07′48″W
Commanded by José Aldemar Rojas
Target National Police of Colombia
Date17 January 2019
Executed by National Liberation Army
Casualties22 (including the bomber) killed
68 injured
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