Authorities reported a car bomb attack targeting a toll plaza in Cauca, southwestern Colombia, injuring two guards. The bombing occurred a day after President Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration.
At least 12 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a massive roadside bomb exploded on Colombia's Pan-American Highway in the El Tunel sector of Cajibio, Cauca on Saturday. The blast destroyed a bus and damaged other vehicles, creating a huge crater on one of the country's key transport corridors. President Gustavo Petro blamed the attack on dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla movement led by Ivan Mordisco, calling them terrorists and drug traffickers. The bombing occurred amid at least 26 incidents across Colombia's southwest in just two days, including attacks on police stations and military facilities. Local leaders condemned the attack as an indiscriminate strike on civilians intended to spread fear ahead of Colombia's May 31 presidential election.
A massive roadside bomb attacked a bus and other vehicles on Colombia's Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Cauca on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than a dozen. The explosion created a huge crater on the key transport corridor, completely destroying a bus whose engine was hurled onto another bus. President Gustavo Petro blamed FARC dissident factions led by Ivan Mordisco, calling them terrorists and drug traffickers. The attack occurred amid 26 incidents in two days across southwest Colombia, including attacks on police and military facilities.
At least 12 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a roadside bomb exploded on Colombia's Pan-American Highway in the El Tunel sector of Cajibio, Cauca on Saturday. The blast destroyed a bus and damaged multiple other vehicles, creating a huge crater on one of the country's most important transport corridors. President Gustavo Petro blamed the attack on dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla movement led by Ivan Mordisco, calling the perpetrators terrorists and drug traffickers. The bombing occurred amid a surge of 26 incidents across Colombia's southwest in just two days, including attacks on police stations and military facilities.
