Explosives Found Near Uribe’s Ranch
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BOGOTA, Colombia — A bag containing explosives and bomb-making materials was found outside a ranch where President Alvaro Uribe was staying, a presidential spokesman said Saturday.
The military-grade C4 explosives, detonator cords and other bomb-making materials were found Friday night after a neighbor reported a suspicious bag on a road near the president’s family ranch near Monteria, 310 miles northwest of Bogota, the spokesman said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Uribe is a close U.S. ally who has been the target of several assassination attempts. The 24-pound bag was found 100 feet from where he routinely jogs, the official said.
Although the material was not assembled, it could have been used to make a lethal land mine, authorities said.
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