A homemade bomb placed in a women's bathroom has rocked one of the busiest shopping centres in Colombia's capital, killing three people, including a French woman, and wounding nine others.
Witnesses told of being evacuated from movie theatres and stores after the blast on Sunday at the upscale Centro Andino in the heart of Bogota's tourist district. Ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the scene and the injured were taken to a hospital, where two later died.
Police said a potent explosive, possibly made of ammonium nitrate, had caused the destruction.
Mayor Enrique Penalosa called it a "cowardly terrorist bombing" and attention immediately focused on the National Liberation Army, which is the last rebel movement still active in Colombia. The group, known as the ELN, carried out a spate of recent attacks against mostly police targets in Bogota, but leaders denied involvement in the latest bombing.
