A woman has been killed and 11 have been injured in an explosion that rocked the Centro Andino shopping center in Colombia's capital of Bogota on Sunday.
Bogota Mayor Enrique Penalosa took to Twitter and announced that it was a terrorist attack.
"A coward terrorist attack in Centro Andino hurts me. There is one woman dead and. 11 injured," Penalosa wrote on Twitter.
According to media reports, the blast occurred in a toilet room on the second floor of the mall, reports Sputnik.
Meanwhile, an evacuation is underway at the mall following the explosion, and paramedics have reached the spot to provide immediate aide to the injured.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos expressed his solidarity with the victims and ordered an investigation into the matter.
More details to follow.
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