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| | Thursday, 8 August, 2002, 08:45 GMT 09:45 UK In pictures: Death on inauguration day The inauguration of new Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was marred by a series of explosions in the country's capital, Bogota, in which at least 15 people were killed and more than 30 injured.
![An army helicopter circles a Bogota church [l] as a soldier stands guard](/media/images/38184000/jpg/_38184268_security150s.jpg) Security was extremely tight for the inauguration ceremony  Uribe was sworn in promising to crack down on rebel violence  But shortly before the ceremony several blasts shook the area near the presidential palace  The devices - thought to be mortar bombs - tore through a poor Colombian residential neighbourhood  Many of the victims were poor civilians, including children...  ...and many are wondering how, despite heavy security, the rebels managed to get so close to the ceremony | |
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