DAS Building Terrorist Attack

The DAS Building bombing was a truck bomb attack in Bogotá, Colombia, at 7:30 am on December 6, 1989. The bomb targeted the Administrative Department of Security (DAS) headquarters. A truck parked near the building exploded, killing 52 people and injuring about 1,000. The bomb blast, with an estimated 500 kg of dynamite, levelled several city blocks and destroyed more than 300 commercial properties. It is widely believed that the Medellín Cartel ... More

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