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| Casualties feared as blast goes off in shopping mall in Bogota, Colombia | Casualties feared as blast goes off in shopping mall in Bogota, Colombia |
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| A powerful explosion has rocked a shopping center in the tourist district of the Colombian capital, Bogota. Several people were caught in the blast, with gruesome images appearing on social media amid mass evacuation. | A powerful explosion has rocked a shopping center in the tourist district of the Colombian capital, Bogota. Several people were caught in the blast, with gruesome images appearing on social media amid mass evacuation. |
| RT Spanish cited police as confirming at least one death and 11 injuries caused by the blast. | RT Spanish cited police as confirming at least one death and 11 injuries caused by the blast. |
| The authorities have identified the victim as a 23-year-old French woman who had spent six months volunteering in Colombia, AP reported. The woman, who is said to have worked in a poor Colombian neighborhood, was reportedly killed days before her planned return to France. | |
| The explosion targeted the Centro Andino Mall in the Zona Rosa neighborhood, which is regarded as one of the most luxurious upper-class and tourist districts in Latin America. | The explosion targeted the Centro Andino Mall in the Zona Rosa neighborhood, which is regarded as one of the most luxurious upper-class and tourist districts in Latin America. |
| The blast occurred in the women’s restroom on the mall’s second floor. | |
| Bogota’s mayor, Enrique Peñalosa, has called the explosion a “cowardly terrorist attack.” Ambulances and fire engines are working at the scene, and the entire mall has reportedly been evacuated. | Bogota’s mayor, Enrique Peñalosa, has called the explosion a “cowardly terrorist attack.” Ambulances and fire engines are working at the scene, and the entire mall has reportedly been evacuated. |
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