US EditionShooting attack against guards of a senator in Colombia: two dead
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Fears of a return to political violence are escalating ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections
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Associated Press BOGOTÁ (AP) — An attack on the security team of Colombian Senator Jairo Castellanos, in Arauca, in eastern Colombia, left two escorts dead on Thursday, authorities confirmed. The violent event occurred when the congressman's security caravan, which was not in the vehicle, was headed from the department of Norte de Santander to remove him in Yopal, in the neighboring department of Casanare, declared the Minister of the Interior, …
Several organizations have recently issued warnings regarding the security of candidates in the parliamentary elections in March and in the presidential elections in May. Nearly a third of the country's communes are on "alert" for electoral violence, according to the Election Observation Mission.
In Colombia, unidentified individuals fired automatic weapons at the motorcade of a sitting senator, killing several of the politician's security guards, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing Bloomberg. The attack occurred several weeks before key parliamentary elections scheduled for March 8, 2026. According to the agency, the incident occurred while the politician's motorcade was traveling in the eastern part of the country, when automatic weapons fire…
Two escorts of Colombian Senator Jairo Castellanos, of the Green Alliance, have died after an attack...
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