Relatives and friends react outside a hospital, after an attack on the Station of the District San Jose, in Barranquilla, Colombia January 27. REUTERS/Jairo CassianiBOGOTA - 28 January 2018: An early morning bomb attack outside a police station in Colombia's coastal city of Barranquilla killed at least five police officers and wounded 42 on Saturday, authorities said.The attack targeted the officers as they gathered in the San Jose neighborhood to receive their orders for the day in what police denounced as an "act of barbarity. "A reward of 50 million pesos (about $18,000) was offered for information leading to the perpetrators. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto also tweeted his condolences.Colombia has myriad crime gangs, some which operate across large swaths of rural territory and others in major cities. Many are involved in the production and trafficking of cocaine, largely to the United States and Europe, as well as extortion and other crimes.

Source: Egypt Today January 27, 2018 22:41 UTC