Bomb near bogota bullring injures more than 30
Bomb near bogota bullring injures more than 30
Police have made 12 arrests in connection with the explosion but it remains unclear who is responsible for it.
By Stephen Feller | Feb. 19, 2017 at 9:21 PM
Feb. 19 (UPI) -- One person died and more than 30 people were hurt Sunday, many of them police officers, after a bomb detonated down the street from a crowded bullfighting ring in Bogota, Colombia.
An explosion rocked the La Macarena neighborhood of Bogota on Sunday down the street from the Santamaria bullfighting ring just before the last fight of the season, killing a police officer and injuring 3There no claim of the bombing, but some speculated that a group opposed to bullfighting in Colombia -- the sport is controversial and has triggered violent protests in the past -- was responsible for the explosion.
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Hundreds of people protested Bogota's first bullfights in four years when they started at the Santamaria in January.1.
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