NewzAbelardo de la Espriella has faced two bombing attacks in Colombia just a day after being sworn in as president. The latest incident involved a blast that wounded two people.
The attacks occurred as the newly inaugurated president began a hard-line crackdown on prisons. De la Espriella campaigned on a strict approach to ongoing violence in the country and used social media to vow that there would be no leniency.
According to the army, FARC dissidents utilized explosives to destroy a highway tollbooth near the site of the unrest.
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