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Bomb attack rocks Colombia shortly before presidential election

14 dead and many injured - that is the result of an explosive attack on a minibus in southwest Colombia. Shortly before the presidential election, the country is in a phase of increasing violence.

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Bomb attack rocks Colombia shortly before presidential election
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14 Tote und viele Verletzte - das ist die Bilanz eines Sprengstoffanschlags auf einen Kleinbus im Südwesten Kolumbiens. Das Land befindet sich kurz vor der Präsidentenwahl in einer Phase der zunehmenden Gewalt.

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