Car bomb goes off a day after presidential inauguration in Columbia

A car bomb exploded Saturday in southwestern Colombia a day after conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia's new president.

The army alleged the attack was carried out by two dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. The groups did not accept the peace agreement that FARC signed a decade ago with the Colombian government.

The explosion took place at a toll plaza on the Pan-American Highway, the main road in the country's southwest.

The army said two security guards suffered minor injuries in the attack. One of the guards told authorities the explosion was caused by a vehicle that had been abandoned by an individual who fled on a motorcycle.

The attack took place on the road connecting the departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca, whose capital, Cali, hosted Friday's swearing-in ceremony for de la Espriella.