Rebel Bomb Revenge Plot Foiled in Colombia

Explosives planned for Bogota: authorities
By Kate Rockwood,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 6, 2008 8:53 AM CDT
Rebel Bomb Revenge Plot Foiled in Colombia
Officials suspect the high-profile, bloodless rescue of hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt (center), prompted the planned retaliation.   (AP Photo/Colombian Army)

The Colombian army seized nearly a ton of explosives near Bogota, foiling a bomb plot by the rebel group known as FARC, according to authorities. Military officials suspect a series of bomb attacks were planned across the capital in the next few days in retaliation for the recent high-profile rescue of 15 hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt, Reuters reports. (More Ingrid Betancourt stories.)

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