Bloody escalation before the elections… A bombing in Colombia leaves 14 dead and dozens injured

2026/04/26 12:04:40 PM

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Bloody escalation before the elections… A bombing in Colombia leaves 14 dead and dozens injured

The death toll from the explosion of an explosive device in southwestern Colombia has risen to 14 dead and at least 38 wounded, in an attack that comes amid escalating violence ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for next month.

A number of minors were injured

The attack occurred in the Cauca province, where the authorities held dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) responsible, noting that the explosion targeted a main road and caused… Extensive damage included buses and several vehicles.

The governor of the region, Octavio Guzman, explained that among the injured were a number of minors, while rescue teams continued searching for missing persons.

Directly targeting civilians

For his part, President Gustavo Petro described the attack as"The terrorist"vowing to pursue those responsible, at a time when the army confirmed that the bombing directly targeted civilians.

This incident comes after a series of attacks that the region witnessed during the past two days, which prompted the authorities to strengthen the deployment of security forces, in light of fears of the impact of escalating violence on the conduct of the upcoming elections.