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| At least four dead in Colombia attacks, local media reports | At least four dead in Colombia attacks, local media reports |
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| At least four people have died in a wave of bomb and gun attacks in south-western Colombia, according to local media reports. | At least four people have died in a wave of bomb and gun attacks in south-western Colombia, according to local media reports. |
| Two police officers were said to be among those killed in the attacks, which targeted Cali, the country's third-largest city, and several nearby towns. | Two police officers were said to be among those killed in the attacks, which targeted Cali, the country's third-largest city, and several nearby towns. |
| Car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire and a suspected drone were reportedly used to strike police stations, municipal buildings and civilian targets as an escalating security crisis grips the South American country. | Car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire and a suspected drone were reportedly used to strike police stations, municipal buildings and civilian targets as an escalating security crisis grips the South American country. |
| Local media have linked some of the attacks to a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a once-powerful guerrilla group. The BBC has not been able to independently verify this. | Local media have linked some of the attacks to a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a once-powerful guerrilla group. The BBC has not been able to independently verify this. |
| Multiple people have been injured in the attacks, although the precise number of dead and injured is not yet clear. | |
| In a statement posted to social media, the Colombian Ministry of Defence said 19 attacks had taken place in the country's south west. | |
| There were 12 attacks in the Cauca region and seven in the Valle del Cauca region, the ministry said. | |
| The ministry described the violence as "a desperate reaction by illegal armed groups to the massive operations of the [military and police], which have devastated their illicit structures and economies". | |
| The attacks come days after the attempted assassination of presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay in the capital city, Bogota, while he addressed supporters. | |
| The mayor of the region's biggest city, Cali, said the city had returned to 1989, when it was blighted by the drugs trade and cartel violence. |