Colombian terrorist group FARC kills 12-year-old child in car bombing

 

 

 

NORTE DE SANTANDER - The Colombian terrorist group FARC is suspected of setting off a car bomb in a terrorist attack that killed a 12-year-old child and a 21-year-old girl, as well as a female bystander that was near the blast. 

Colombian authorities place the blame on the FARC's 33rd Front, which has been active in the area with a number of attacks on civilians.
 

Colombian Air Force commander General Marco Lino Tamayo told reporters that those found among the victims were the vehicle's driver, a 12-year-old child, a 21-year-old girl, and a female bystander, according to the Associated Press. 
 

The terrorist attack took place around 10:00AM in the town of Tibu, near the border of Venezuela. 

 

 

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