Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves at least 20 dead ahead of May elections
President blames dissident Farc faction for attack on Pan-American Highway that also injured 36 people in south-western region
The death toll in a weekend highway bombing in Colombia has risen to 20, with another 36 people injured, amid a surge of violence ahead of presidential elections next month.
Buses and vans were left mangled in the blast on Saturday on the Pan-American Highway, in the restive south-western Cauca department.
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