Bogotä / EFE
A man identified as Francisco Javier Rivera, who is said to have manufactured explosives for the F.A.R.C. (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) & for various terrorist attacks in Bogotä was captured by the police. The commander of the police in Bogotä, General Héctor GarcÃÂa said that Rivera is probably the author of a bombing attack against a bus which occured last Friday. According to General GarcÃÂa, Rivera is a member of the urban network of the F.A.R.C. The detained was found with various explosive charges ready to be used with remote control detonation systems. The Police Director, General Jorge Daniel Castro, offered a reward of fifty million Colombian pesos (about $18,215 U.S.) for information leading to the capture of persons involved in the Friday attack.
| Hector the Weasel decided to cash in. |
According to the authorities, Rivera is suspected of involvement in various attacks that caused the death of seven people, amongst them four police officers & a child killed by a bomb placed in a bicycle two and a half years ago.
via El Espectador (The Spectator)
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