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| Explosions on Colombian Army Base Kill 2 | |
| 2007-12-30 | |
The first of at least six large blasts was apparently triggered by a grenade that detonated inside a weapons arsenal, according to witness accounts cited by local media. Smaller explosions continued in the afternoon. A spokesman for Colombia's army ruled out the possibility of an attack. ``It was an accident, but we're still investigating what exactly happened,'' Maj. Fernando Avila told The Associated Press moments before boarding a Medellin-bound plane in Bogota. Alfredo Munoz, head of Civil Defense in Medellin, told Caracol Radio that at least two people were killed and rescuers evacuated another seven wounded. He said the death toll could rise and authorities were evacuating residents in a two-block radius as a preventative measure. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |