In a screenshot taken from video showing the extent of the damage, several people can be seen in a street littered with debris. Bricks are lying on the street as well as pieces of wood, what appears to be a mattress and a trye. Image source, AFP
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Several buildings were damaged by the explosion, including a pharmacy and a hospital

ByVanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editor
  • Published2 November 2026, 12:52 GMT
Updated 1 minute ago

At least four people were killed when a lorry laden with explosives detonated in Tolima province, western Colombia, on Sunday, a local official has said.

A two-month-old baby girl was among the dead, Tolima governor Adriana Magali Matiz wrote in a post on X.

The lorry exploded near a military base in the town of Planadas, damaging a nearby hospital and several other buildings.