Kill at attack in Bogota shopping center

At a stop in a shopping center in the Colombian capital Bogotá, three women died and injured nine.

All twelve victims were women. One of the deadly victims was a Frenchman.

Mayor Enrique Penãlosa called the explosion on Twitter a 'terrible terrorist attack'. He announced an investigation into the attack.

The background of the explosion is still unclear. Initially, reference was made to the left-wing guerrilla of the ELN Movement, which also commenced an attack in Bogotá in February. However, ELN rejected the attack against citizens. The authorities announced that the so-called Gulf Clan, a group of former right-wing paramilitaries, threatened with attacks.