Truck explodes outside Colombia police base, injuring 11 officers and killing a dog
Authorities blamed the ELN, and officials said two wounded officers were fighting for their lives.
- On Saturday, August 1, a truck bomb exploded outside a police base in Cúcuta, Colombia, injuring 11 people and killing a police dog. Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez blamed the National Liberation Army for the attack.
- The 6,000-fighter rebel group has shifted from ideological insurgency to criminal operations like illegal gold mining and drug trafficking. Negotiations with the government collapsed last year after attacks caused an estimated 78 deaths and displaced 56,000 people.
- Around 11,000 soldiers and police officers will secure President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella's August 7 inauguration. He has pledged to cancel peace negotiations and adopt a more aggressive military posture against rebel groups.
- Security officials warned that guerrilla groups may target areas near Bogota and Cali to demonstrate operational capability before the ceremony. These groups have previously issued warnings to de la Espriella regarding his hardline security plans.
- De la Espriella's incoming administration represents an ideological shift, abandoning Petro's 'Total Peace' strategy for a military alliance with the United States. He intends to prioritize enforcement over the negotiation-heavy approach used by his predecessor.
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An explosion outside a police base in Colombia injured 11 police officers and the country's government blamed the attack on the country's largest remaining rebel group. The attack took place in Cucuta, a city on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, where drug gangs and rebel groups have long fought for control of smuggling routes. General William Rincón, director of the Colombian police, said the explosion was caused by a truck left in fro…
Colombian truck bomb wounds 14 near police station
A truck bomb on Saturday exploded near a Colombian police station not far from the Venezuelan border, wounding 14 people just days before Colombian president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella takes office.The government in Bogota blamed rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s larg
At least eight policemen and three other people were injured this Saturday by the explosion of a car bomb near the police command of the Department of Norte de Santander, in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, bordering Venezuela, which was followed by other detonations. The wounded are “eight policemen and three private individuals,” he said. ... Continue reading “VIDEO At least eleven wounded after terrorist attack in the Colombian city of Cúcuta” …
Authorities attribute the attack to the ELN - The country is facing a new outbreak of violence a few days before the inauguration of the new president
An attack with explosives in a police compound of the northeastern Colombian border with Venezuela left 11 injured on Saturday and a police dog dead, in an act that the authorities awarded to the guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN). The incident occurred early in the morning at a police commando in Cúcuta, in the department of Norte de Santander, when uniformed men completed their turn and near the place detonated a suitable vehicle…
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