2003 Neiva bombing

Terrorist incident in Colombia 2003 Neiva bombing Colombian conflict Neiva, Huila, Colombia 14 February 2003 Colombia 300 centre Neiva right 8 2.998611 -75.304444 Bomb 13 66 Flag of the FARC-EP.svg FARC collapsed The 2003 Neiva bombing was a major bomb attack carried out by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels in the city of Neiva, Colombia on February 14, 2003. Sixteen people died and a dozen others were injured after the explosion of a car bomb near Benito Salas Airport. Police claimed FARC tried to blow up a plane carrying President Álvaro Uribe who was flying overhead.Murphy Jarrett https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-assassination-plot-blows-up/ Colombia Assassination Plot Blows Up CBS News 2003-02-13 2018-07-14 Nine police officers were among those who died. The explosive charge of the blast was 330-440 pounds.https://www.foxnews.com/story/explosion-in-southern-colombia-kills-16 Explosion in Southern Colombia Kills 16 25 March 2015 Fox News 2018-07-14 Police discovered the plot and raided the house. Because of this the terrorists decided to detonate the bomb at that moment instead, thus missing the President in the plane. The powerful blast managed to destroy five nearby houses and damaged 30 more.Javier Baena https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/15-killed-by-bomb-meant-for-president-119027.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/15-killed-by-bomb-meant-for-president-119027.html 2022-05-01 subscription live 15 killed by bomb 'meant for President' The Independent 2003-02-15 2018-07-14 On the same day, two CIA operatives were captured by the guerillas in Colombia, whilst two others were thought to have been assassinated.McDermott Jeremy https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/colombia/1422180/CIA-agents-killed-or-captured-in-Colombia.html CIA agents killed or captured in Colombia Telegraph 2003-02-15 2018-07-14 See also 2003 El Nogal Club bombing 2003 Zona Rosa attacks References Category:2003 murders in Colombia Category:Car and truck bombings in Colombia Category:February 2003 crimes in South America Category:Huila Department Category:Car and truck bombings in 2003 Category:21st-century mass murders in Colombia Category:Terrorist incidents in South America in 2003 Category:Terrorist incidents in Colombia in the 2000s Category:Massacres committed by FARC Category:February 2003 in South America