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Car bomb attack rattles Colombia after inauguration of hardline president
Government promises harsh response following explosives attack on Pan-American Highway in southwest of country.
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Government promises harsh response following explosives attack on Pan-American Highway in southwest of country. A car bomb exploded Saturday in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia's new president. Abelardo de la Espriella, a millionaire lawyer with a taste for spectacle, took office Friday.
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