Colombia accuses FARC dissidents of car bomb that injured dozens

Bombing in Corinto on Friday injured 43 people, including several public officials, defence minister says.

The government of Colombia has accused dissidents of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) of detonating a car bomb on Friday that injured dozens of people including several public officials. Defence Minister Diego Molano said early on Saturday that 43 people were injured in the bombing in the town of Corinto, about 60km (37 miles) south of Cali in western Colombia. Six people were seriously hurt, while 20 others suffered minor injuries, Molano said.