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2 Colombian officers injured by grenade

NEIVA, Colombia, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Colombian authorities are searching for two men who allegedly attacked a central-Colombian police station, injuring at least three people, officials said.

At least two police officers and one civilian are hospitalized after two suspected radicals on a motorcycle threw a grenade at a police post Tuesday in the city of Neiva, capital of the Huila department, La Nacion reported.

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Another explosive was found in the downtown area of the city just moments later, a half block from the chamber of commerce, the report said. A Colombian bomb squad robot deactivated the device.

Neiva is known to have high activity of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, better know by its Spanish acronym FARC.

The city has been a target for the gang who are accused of extorting local businesses.

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