2003 Zona Rosa attacks

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2003 Zona Rosa attacks
Part of the Colombian conflict
Bogotá 2003 Zona Rosa attacks (Colombia)
Location	Zona Rosa, Bogotá, Colombia
Date	15 November 2003 10:30 pm
Weapons	Fragmentation grenades
Deaths	1
Injured	73
Perpetrators	FARC

Colombian conflict

1960s
Soberanía
1970s
Anorí
1980s
Dominican embassy siege Palace of Justice siege Yamurales Avianca Flight 203 Massacre of Trujillo DAS Building bombing
1990s
Traira Villatina massacre Bogota La Gabarra massacre Siege of Las Delicias Mapiripán massacre El Aro massacre Machuca massacre Siege of Mitú Villanueva massacre Nudo de Paramillo Gutiérrez Dabeiba
2000s
"False positives" scandal Macayepo massacre Bojayá massacre Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis El Nogal bombing Neiva bombing 14 July Zona Rosa attacks Bahía Portete massacre JM San José de Apartadó massacre Sierra Macarena ambush Jamundí massacre Emmanuel Jaque Fenix Nariño massacres Strategic Leap Corinto
2010s
Arauca attacks July clashes Meta raid Cauca attacks Centro Andino bombing Police station attacks Catatumbo campaign Bogotá car bombing
2020s
Apure clashes Arauca clashes Huila attack
See also
Peace process Timeline

On November 15, 2003, in a terrorist attack, grenades were thrown in two bars in the wealthy Zona Rosa neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia, killing one person, injuring 73 and badly damaging the premises.^[1]

The authorities blamed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas for the attack. The fatal victim was a young woman. Three Americans and a German were among the injured. It was believed the FARC targeted Americans in the attack.^[2] The U.S. government provided $2.5 billion to the Colombian government in its fight against rebels and drug traffickers. The attack was the sixth in Bogotá that year, and prompted security concerns to residents amid the rebels' increasing attacks in urban areas.^[3]

The national police managed to capture one of the men who threw the grenades.^[4]

References

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^ Dongen, Rachel Van (17 November 2003). "Grenades Hit Two Bars in Bogota". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Bogota pubs in ruins after grenade attacks - IOL News". Iol.co.za. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "A grenade attack on bars in Colombia kills one, injures 72". Deseretnews.com. 17 November 2003. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "72 Hurt, One Killed By Bogotá Grenades". The New York Times. 17 November 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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