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Security for the President of Colombia Is Being Reinforced After He Reported Fearing for His Life.

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Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Wednesday that he has ordered the military and police leadership to strengthen security for President Gustavo Petro after the president himself reported fearing for his life. “Nothing can or should happen to the President of the Republic of Colombia,” Sánchez stated on social media. The minister assured that intelligence and counterintelligence capabilities will be…

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A new episode again stirs the shadows of power in Colombia. This Tuesday, during an extensive Council of Ministers, President Gustavo Petro denounced two plots that, at first, passed almost unnoticed, but that would have paralysed the agenda of any other country. As without giving it much importance, Petro said this same week they tried to kill him while traveling by helicopter. According to his account, the aircraft had to divert its route and …

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The commander of the Cali Police, General Edwin Urrego, rejected on Wednesday the accusations of the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, about a supposed plot to place “psychoactive substances” in one of his official vehicles while in the United States, while regretting not being able to talk to him yet to defend himself. “For me that’s crazy,” Urrego said, who was willing to submit to the polygraph test or any other to clarify these facts. “It’…

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Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Wednesday that he has ordered the military and police leadership to strengthen security for President Gustavo Petro after the president himself reported fearing for his life. “Nothing can or should happen to the President of the Republic of Colombia,” Sánchez stated on social media. The minister assured that intelligence and counterintelligence capabilities will be…

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro indicated that he had been the victim of an alleged attack on him when he was being transported by helicopter ptero.

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laboussoleinfos.com broke the news in on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
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