Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said a bomb detonated in the middle of Bogot谩, the country's capital and largest city, was intended to kill former interior minister Ferdnando Londo帽o Hoyos.
that Santos condemned the attack, saying the bomb exploded next to the armored vehicle Londo帽o was travelling in.
The AP reports at least two people are dead, that at least five are dead with 19 injured. Two of the dead, reports Caracol, were Londo帽o's body guards. Londo帽o was injured, the president said, but is now out of danger.
It's still not clear whether the bomb was thrown at the vehicle or whether it was a car bomb. Photos from the scene show the bombed-out remains of a small bus.
"We don't understand what the purpose of this is," Santos said, according to Caracol. "But rest assured, the government will not allow itself to be derailed by these terrorist acts."
Update at 5:23 p.m. ET. Government Points Finger At FARC :
Radio Caracol reports that Andr茅s Villamizar, director of the country's national protection unit, says Londo帽o had been threatened by the guerilla group FARC because of his work with the 脕lvaro Uribe administration and because of his work as journalist currently.
Caracol reports the bomb was placed on the former interior minister's car using a magnet.
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