Incident Summary:

09/04/2000: In a series of related incidents, in the early morning of September 4, 2000, two bombs were detonated simultaneously at a lottery vending and permanent booking offices in Copacabana Municipality, Colombia. No injuries or casualties were reported, but there was substantial damage to shops and private property. The police suspected rebels from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in the attacks.

GTD ID:
200009040012

When:
2000-09-04

Country:
Colombia

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Antioquia

City:
Copacabana district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description Lottery vendors and permanent booking (bookies) office
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
Dynamite was used in this 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) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Rebels bomb businesses across Colombia," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, September 4, 2000.
Juan Carlos Ordonez, "Bomb Injures Eight in Barrancabermeja," Caracol Colombia Radio (WWW-Text), September 4, 2000.
"Bogota TV Highlights 041630: BOG 00--176," Caracol Television, September 4, 2000.