A car bomb has been detonated at a police academy in Bogota, leaving several people dead and injured, Colombian police reported on Thursday.

According to Bogota's mayor Enrique Penalosa, five people died as a result of the car bomb explosion, and ten other people were injured in Colombia's capital. 
Witnesses cited by the AP news agency said they heard a loud explosion which shattered windows in buildings in close proximity to the General Santander police academy. READ MORE: Grenade Explosion Hits Nightclub in Colombia, at Least 29 Injured — Police Currently, ambulances and helicopters are rushing to the scene. 

Source: sputniknews.com