Bombs explode in Colombian capital

At least 15 people were injured when a bomb exploded in the restaurant of a luxury hotel in the Colombian capital Bogota, police said. Another bomb hidden in a Christmas present injured a prominent senator.

The bomb in the 30th floor restaurant of the Hotel Tequendama injured between 15 and 20 diners and employees late last night, Bogota police chief General Hector Castro told reporters. Three people suffered relatively serious injuries, he said.