US EditionColombia's Petro says 27 bodies found after bombings on Ecuador border
Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims 27 bodies found after bombings near Ecuador border amid rising tensions and cross-border anti-drug operations with US involvement.
- On Tuesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said the charred remains of 27 people were found near the Ecuador border and insisted Colombian security forces were not responsible.
- Recent operations employed drones, helicopters and river boats as Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said his government is striking hideouts inside Ecuador, amid tariff tensions with Colombia.
- Petro posted a social-media message saying, 'A bomb has appeared that was dropped from an aircraft. The methods will be thoroughly investigated. Very close to the border with Ecuador', and he reposted an RTVC image of an active explosive device found near the border.
- Petro asked U.S. President Donald Trump to call Noboa to prevent escalation, while Ecuador did not immediately comment, marking the latest friction between the leaders.
- Petro framed the situation within broader escalation risks as the episode raises stakes ahead of Colombia's presidential elections in May and strains ties despite Ecuador's cooperation with regional security partners.
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Ecuador acknowledged, this Tuesday, that it has carried out attacks against Colombian armed groups that have entered its territory and refused to have carried out operations within Colombia.Consulted on Colombia's complaint that Ecuador has bombed that country, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld said in statements to the television network Teleamazonas that her country “has operations to attack camps of irregular groups” that are no…
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Petro accuses Ecuador of bombing Colombian territory, deepening rift with Noboa
The crisis between Colombia and Ecuador escalated sharply on Tuesday after Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his country was being bombed from Ecuadorian territory, while his counterpart Daniel Noboa rejected the allegation and insisted military operations were taking place only on Ecuador’s side of the border.
Bogotá, Colombia.- The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, denounced this Tuesday that bombings on the border with Ecuador left at least 27 bodies burned and there is no credible explanation about those responsible. "The bombings on the border of Colombia and Ecuador do not appear to be of the armed groups, they do not have planes, nor (of) the Colombian public force. I have not given that order," Petro wrote in his account of social network X…
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