A highway bomb attack in southwest Colombia killed at least 14 people and injured 38. Authorities linked the violence to dissidents of the former FARC guerrilla army amid the build-up to the country's presidential elections.

At least 14 people were killed and 38 injured in a highway bomb attack in southwest Colombia that the authorities blamed on the dissidents of the former FARC guerrilla army. The attack came amid a spate of violence across the country ahead of next month's presidential election.