GTD ID:
200809010005
When:
2008-09-01
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Valle del Cauca
City:
Cali
Location Details:
The car bombing attack took place in front of Palace of Justice, the city’s central court building, in downtown Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
Target Type: Government (General) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Name of Entity | Palace of Justice | ||
Specific Description | The Palace of Justice, the city’s central court building, | ||
Nationality of Target | Colombia |
Hostages | No |
Property Damage | Yes |
Extent of Property Damage | Major (likely > $1 million but < $1 billion) |
Value of Property Damage | Unknown |
Type | Sub-type |
---|---|
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite | Vehicle |
Weapon Details | |
Unknown explosives placed in a vehicle were used in the bombing attack. |
Group Name | Group Sub-name | Claimed Responsibility |
---|---|---|
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (suspected) | Manuel Cepeda Varga Urban Front | No |
Number of Perpetrators | Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators | 6 |
Total Number of Casualties | 5 Fatalities / 26 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities | 5 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities | 0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities | 0 |
Total Number of Injured | 26 |
Number of U.S. Injured | 0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured | 0 |
"EFE, "Police Report Car Bomb Explosion in Cali, Four Killed, 26 Wounded "Car Bomb Kills 4 in Colombia"," World News Connection, EFE, September 1, 2008." |
"Colombian National Police Website, ""There is No Doubt the FARC is Responsible for the Disastrous Attack in Cali"," September 2, 2008, http://www.policia.gov.co/." |
"Deutsche Presse-Agentur, "Five Dead, 26 Injured as Car Bomb Explodes in Colombia," Lexis Nexis, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, September 1, 2008." |