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Bomb blast kills seven in Colombia weeks before elections
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Bomb blast kills seven in Colombia weeks before elections

A bomb attack in Colombia's Cauca department killed at least seven people and wounded 20 more on the Pan-American Highway, with regional authorities demanding decisive government action. The attack comes just over a month before presidential elections, raising fears about political violence destabilising the vote.

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