Bomb attack in western Colombia kills four: Governor

A truck laden with explosives detonated in western Colombia on Sunday, killing four people including a two-month-old baby, local officials said.

The bomb attack occurred near a military base in the town of Planadas, in the south of the Andean Tolima department.With deep sorrow, I report that the attack in Planadas has left a preliminary toll of four people deceased, including a baby girl of only two months old,” Tolima Governor Adriana Magali Matiz wrote on X.

Footage from the scene showed a woman screaming as a man pulled a small body from the rubblePlanadas Mayor Juan Camilo Hueje told a local radio station that multiple people wounded in the attack were taken to a local school for treatment.

It was not clear who was responsible for the bombing.

“What happened tonight in Planadas is of utmost gravity. A vile and criminal act that we reject with absolute forcefulness,” Matiz, the governor, said on X.