{"id":6805,"date":"2026-04-26T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6805"},"modified":"2026-04-26T00:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:00:34","slug":"highway-bomb-attack-kills-10-ahead-of-colombia-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6805","title":{"rendered":"Highway bomb attack kills 10 ahead of Colombia election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><small>People stand next to vehicles destroyed in a deadly bomb attack on a highway in Cauca department in southwestern Colombia &#8211; Copyright AFP Francisco Calderon, Francisco Calderon<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Alba SANTANA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A highway bomb attack in a restive region of southwestern Colombia killed 10 people and injured at least a dozen on Saturday, the latest spate of violence ahead of next month\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities blamed the attack in the Cauca department \u2014 a conflict-ridden, coca-growing region \u2014 on dissidents of the now-disbanded FARC guerrilla army, who have been sowing violence across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who carried out this attack\u2026 are terrorists, fascists and drug traffickers,\u201d President Gustavo Petro said on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want our very best soldiers to confront them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The leftist leader blamed the bombing on Ivan Mordisco, the South American country\u2019s most-wanted criminal, whom he has compared to late cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion Saturday left \u201c10 dead and 12 seriously injured. However, the toll is expected to rise significantly,\u201d a local fire department official told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>A police source said rescuers were searching for several missing people.<\/p>\n<p>Cauca Governor Octavio Guzman shared a video on social media that showed victims on the ground and destroyed vehicles in the aftermath of the bombing.<\/p>\n<p>Other social media posts detailed extensive damage and craters in the roadway, with witnesses claiming the blast was so strong that they were knocked back several meters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Political violence \u2013<\/p>\n<p>The violence came after a bomb attack Friday on a military base in Cali, Colombia\u2019s third-largest city, injured two people and set off a string of attacks in the Valle del Cauca and Cauca departments.<\/p>\n<p>According to military chief Hugo Lopez, 26 attacks have been recorded in the two departments over the past two days.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have boosted the military and police presence in the areas, Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia has a history of armed groups \u2014 which finance their operations through drug trafficking, illegal mining and extortion \u2014 attempting to influence elections through violence.<\/p>\n<p>FARC remnants who rejected a 2016 peace deal with the government have been actively trying to disrupt stalled peace talks with Petro.<\/p>\n<p>Security is one of the central issues of the May 31 presidential election. Political violence was brought into sharp focus last June, when young conservative presidential frontrunner Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot in broad daylight while campaigning in the capital Bogota.<\/p>\n<p>Leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda, an architect of Petro\u2019s controversial policy of negotiating with armed groups, is ahead in polls, trailed by right-wing candidates Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia.<\/p>\n<p>All three have reported receiving death threats and are campaigning under heavy security.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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