GRANADA HILLS, Colombia, June 20 (UPI) -- Colombian police blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for a bombing in Granada Hills that injured eight police officers and several civilians.
The guerrilla group, also known by its Spanish acronym FARC, is believed to have detonated a bomb near a police truck in the area around 1 p.m. Tuesday, spraying shrapnel onto officers and bystanders. One officer is in critical condition, said Colombia Reports.
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Several nearby houses were also damaged in the blast. Explosives experts scoured the area for other hidden bombs, the report said.
FARC launched a grenade at an army checkpoint in Buenaventura Monday, injuring one soldier and eight civilians.
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