The attack is one of several that have occurred in the country in recent weeks.

According to DW, four bombing attacks, including one involving a car bomb, were carried out between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. These attacks occurred in two Colombian towns bordering Venezuela, and authorities are putting the potential blame on the National Liberation Army, a guerilla group also known simply as ELN. As of the time of writing, five people were reported to have been injured in these attacks.

One of the more dramatic attacks involved the complete destruction of a toll booth, an event that happened to be caught on security camera: