# DAS building bombing (6 December 1989)

URL: https://allhistories.com/colombia/timeline/1989-das-building-bombing
Location: Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Themes: War

A bus loaded with about 500 kilograms of explosives detonates outside the headquarters of the Administrative Department of Security (DAS) in Bogotá. The attack aims to kill DAS director Miguel Maza Márquez, who survives. Dozens of people are killed and hundreds wounded in the surrounding area. The blast destroys buildings for several blocks around.

## Why it matters
The DAS bombing was one of the deadliest attacks of Escobar's narco-terrorist campaign against the Colombian state.

Ruler at the Time: [Virgilio Barco](https://allhistories.com/colombia/rulers/virgilio-barco)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — DAS Building bombing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAS_Building_bombing)
- [Wikipedia — Medellín Cartel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medell%C3%ADn_Cartel)
- [Wikipedia — Armed Conflict & Drug War (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict)