Incident Summary:

02/24/2000: Unknown urban rebels were believed responsible for bombing the Granhorrar bank on 24th Avenue and 58th Street, in the Siete de Agosto district, Bogota, Colombia. This was one of six bank bombings in Bogota that causing 13 injuries and major damage on 02/24/2000.

GTD ID:
200002240004

When:
2000-02-24

Country:
Colombia

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bogota

City:
Bogota

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Siete de Agosto neighborhood

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Granhorrar Bank
Specific Description Granhorrar Bank on 24th Avenue and 58th Street in the Siete de Agosto district, Bogota
Nationality of Target Colombia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Dynamite/TNT
Weapon Details
Up to 4 kg of dynamite was used in the incident.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Five terrorist bombs rock Bogota,” Santa Fe de Bogota Radionet, February 24, 2000.
"Urban militias blamed for bomb attacks on six banks in Bogota,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, February 28, 2000.
"Bombs in 4 Bogota banks injure 13,” Agence France Presse, February 25, 2000.