Guerrillas attack bus on Colombian election day
A group of guerrillas attacked and burned a bus in the eastern province of Arauca early on Sunday, the day when nearly 26.7 million Colombians are expected to vote for their new president, the local Caracol radio reported.

The bus was burned on the road from Duitama to Tame, about 300 km to the northeast of Bogota, the capital city. It was the first sign of terrorist activity on the election day. There has been no report yet on any victims.

Earlier, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the largest armed rebel group in this country, announced that they had no plans to sabotage the elections.

Polls opened at 8:00 a.m. (1300 GMT) and were expected to close at 4:00 p.m. (2100 GMT).

There are 9,820 polling stations, with a total of 55,510 ballot boxes in 1,098 cities and towns across the country.

Around 80 observers, from the Organization of American States, the European Union and the European Parliament, will monitor the vote.

Some 220,000 police and soldiers have been deployed across the country during the elections.