11. Pablo Bombed The Colombian Congress Building
In 1989, there were many bloody corpses outside of the Colombian Congress building after a truck bomb went off. It was meant for the Administrative Department of Security, a gift sent by the Medellin cartel following Pablo Escobar’s orders. The attack occurred early in the morning around 7:30 am when a truck parked near the building blew up. Over 1,000 people were injured, and 52 died instantly on that fateful day.
Escobar had a bomb that contained an estimated 500kg of dynamite, and when it went off it leveled several city blocks. Not only did it kill a lot of people, but it destroyed more than 300 commercial properties. It’s believed that the goal behind the bombing was to eliminate DAS director, Miguel Maza Marquez.
Escobar wanted him assassinated, but he left the scene unharmed. 1989 was a big year for bombing by Pablo Escobar. He killed 12 judicial officials in January, and was responsible for the bombing of Avianca Flight 203 later on that year.
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