Bomb Blast Near Colombia’s Border with Venezuela Injures at Least 4 Police Officers
Authorities are investigating the blast as Colombia steps up operations against gangs and rebel groups, with ACLED reporting 34 bomb attacks in four weeks.
- A bomb exploded Tuesday near a bridge crossing Colombia's border with Venezuela, injuring at least four police officers in Cucuta in front of the Francisco de Paula de Santander International bridge.
- President Abelardo adopted a confrontational approach toward gangs after taking office in August, canceling peace talks he alleged had yielded few results over the past four years.
- Gov. William Villamizar said police are investigating responsibility for the attack, while footage showed a truck and motorcycles damaged by the blast, echoing a September incident that injured eleven people.
- Early Tuesday, Espriella—nicknamed 'the Tiger'—supervised an operation in Medellin capturing 135 suspects, promising 'You will see how hard the Tiger bites' while re-establishing joint task forces for oil pipelines.
- Critics accused Espriella of using law enforcement operations for propaganda purposes, expressing doubts about the armed forces' capacity to disarm rebel groups solely through force without returning to negotiations.
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Bomb blast near Colombia’s border with Venezuela injures at least 4 police officers
An attack with explosives near a bridge on Colombia's border with Venezuela injured at least four police officers in Cucuta.
In Cúcuta, an explosive attack left six wounded. In Tame, armed men installed an ELN flag at the monument El Girara. The post Norte de Santander and Arauca, on alert for new attacks appeared first on La Silla Empty.
Six injured by an explosion on the border of Colombia and Venezuela
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