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Casualties feared as blast goes off in shopping mall in Bogota, Colombia 3 women killed in shopping mall blast 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. The powerful explosion that rocked a shopping center in the Colombian capital’s tourist district has been called a terrorist attack by Bogota’s mayor. At least three women, including a French volunteer, died in the blast. Several others were seriously injured.
RT Spanish cited police as confirming at least one death and 11 injuries caused by the blast. Bogota Mayor Enrique Peñalosa has tweeted that three women were killed in the “bomb” blast, and one more remains in serious condition. Peñalosa has called the explosion a “cowardly terrorist attack.” 
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. RT Spanish earlier cited police as confirming at least one death and 11 injuries caused by the blast.
One of the victims has been identified as a 23-year-old French woman who had spent six months volunteering in Colombia. 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.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. Ambulances and fire engines are working at the scene, and the entire mall has reportedly been evacuated.
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