CÚCUTA, Colombia (AFP) — At least 11 people were injured Saturday when a truck packed with explosives detonated next to a Colombian police station near the border with Venezuela, six days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s inauguration.

AFP reporters saw the vehicle in flames, damaged building facades and police, soldiers and residents gathering around the scene of the attack in the northern city of Cucuta before local security officials confirmed the number of injured.

“At this time, we have eight police officers and three civilians who have been injured,” George Quintero, security secretary for the department of Norte de Santander where the attack occurred, told reporters.