12 killed in double bombing in Colombia

Twelve people have died in two bomb explosions in the Colombian town of Villavicencio.

The first explosion killed four people and drew crowds of curious onlookers into the path of the second device, which exploded under a car, killing eight people and causing damage in a four-block area.

Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack, but police suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which has been fighting the Colombian government since the 1960s.

The government recently cancelled peace talks with the FARC rebels and invaded a rural enclave where the Marxist movement had exercised political power since 1999.