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Bomb blast hits Colombian capital Bomb blast hits Colombian capital
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At least two people have been killed by a bomb blast in the Colombian capital, Bogota, police say.At least two people have been killed by a bomb blast in the Colombian capital, Bogota, police say.
Some 20 others were injured in the explosion, which shook an upmarket neighbourhood in the north of the city early on Wednesday morning. The explosion shook an upmarket neighbourhood in the north of the city early on Wednesday morning.
Witnesses quoted by local media said they thought the blast was a car bomb. An explosive device was apparently placed in an automatic cash machine inside a Blockbuster video shop.
Colombia has been ravaged by a decades-long conflict involving outlawed armed groups, drug cartels and gross violations of human rights.Colombia has been ravaged by a decades-long conflict involving outlawed armed groups, drug cartels and gross violations of human rights.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosion, which caused the partial collapse of a two-story building. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosion, and police have cordoned off the area to investigate.
Police have cordoned off the area to investigate. The blast caused the partial collapse of a two-story building, and video footage taken shortly afterwards showed employees and customers being evacuated from the damaged video shop.
Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos said the explosion was consistent with previous attacks by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), aimed at extorting money from local businesses.
Another Bogota branch of the US-based Blockbusters was the victim of extortion by the Marxist rebels last year, says the BBC's Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogota.
The government has offered £55,000 for information leading to the capture of those responsible for the latest blast.
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