BOGOTA, (Reuters) – A car bomb wounded 17 people in Colombia’s colonial-era city of Popayan, but a “calamity” was averted when police intercepted the vehicle before it reached its target in the main square, authorities said yesterday.
Acting on a tip, police stopped the car late Saturday night in an outlying neighborhood before it reached its intended destination, where soccer fans were celebrating a victory.
When officers suspected an explosive device was inside, they hauled out the driver and warned passers-by to leave the area before it exploded, police said.
The car was packed with 70 kg (154 pounds) of explosives and went
