At least one person dead and several injured by bomb explosion in Cali, Colombia

Cali (Colombia).- At least one person dead and several injured were left this Tuesday by bomb explosions directed against police stations in the Colombian city of Cali, capital of the department of Valle del Cauca (southwest), authorities reported.

One of the bombs, which was apparently placed on a motorcycle, was detonated in the Meléndez neighborhood and the other in Manuela Beltrán. "We are attending to two explosive devices in our city: one at the Meléndez Police station and another at the CAI of Manuela Beltrán. Our public force is already on the scene and health teams are attentive to any eventuality," stated the mayor of Cali, Alejandro Eder. on his X account.

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