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Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
People gather at the site of a bomb attack at El Tunel, on the Popayan-Cali road, in Cajibio, Cauca department, Colombia. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
The highway bomb attack in Colombia's southwestern Cauca department killed 19 people and injured at least 38. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
People stand next to victims covered with white sheets at the site of the blast. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
The attack comes just over one month ahead of national elections, in which voters will pick a successor to President Gustavo Petro. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
Red Cross workers carry an injured person. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
President Gustavo Petro blamed the bombing on Ivan Mordisco, the South American country's most-wanted criminal, whom the president has compared to late cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
The violence came after a bomb attack on Friday on a military base in Cali, Colombia's third-largest city, injured two people. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
Military chief Hugo Lopez said on Saturday that 26 attacks have been recorded in Valle del Cauca and Cauca departments over the last two days. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
Security is one of the central issues of the May 31 presidential election. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election
Authorities have boosted military and police presence in the areas, Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday. [Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP]
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