Colombia Reels After Twin Guerrilla Attacks Kill 19

Source: International Business Times

A security member stands guard as cleaners clear debris from the site of a bomb explosion in Cali, Colombia AFP Colombia's defense minister vowed Friday to defeat "desperate" armed groups after twin guerrilla attacks killed 19 people and deepened the country's worst security crisis in decades. Minister Pedro Sanchez huddled with top security officials in the tropical city of Cali, where a truck bomb exploded on a busy street killing six and wounding 60 on Thursday afternoon. Although the vehicle-mounted cylinder bombs detonated near a military aviation school, all of the victims were civilians, the authorities said.