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Unasur, Argentina, Venezuela condemn car-bomb “terrorist action” in Colombia

Presidents Santos and Chavez coincided in describing the attack

The Union of South American Nations, Unasur, Argentina and Venezuela were among several to condemn the car bomb attack perpetrated Thursday morning in the Colombian capital, Bogotá that left at least nine people injured and which President Juan Manuel Santos described as a “terrorist action”.

Argentine former president Nestor Kirchner and Unasur chairman expressed in the name of the organization its “most energetic repudiation” of the attack which occurred close to the building that hosts Colombia’s most important broadcasting network, Caracol.

“We express our total solidarity with the Colombian people and President Santos”, said Kirchner who revealed that he had contacted the Colombian government to reiterate the commitment of all Unasur countries to ensure the maintenance of peace in the region.

The Argentine government communiqué remarked that the attack “was a clear attempt to intimidate the new measures announced by new Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, which are tended to promote peace and stability in both Colombia and the region”.

Finally “the Argentine government expresses its total solidarity with the Colombian people, and rejects all kind of terrorist activities, which no matter what won't be able to stop the democratic and pacific will showed by all South American nations”.

From Caracas the administration of President Hugo Chavez strongly condemned the “terrorist action” against the brotherly people of Colombia.

“The people and government of Venezuela repudiate most energetically this terrorist action directed against the brotherly people of Colombia and against its fervent desire to live in peace”, said the release from the Venezuelan Foreign Office.

“The Bolivarian government of President Hugo Chavez in the name of the Venezuelan people express their full solidarity with the people and government of Colombia” and hopes for a quick elucidation of these condemnable actions.