Colombia: Gustavo Petro anunció la detención de un referente disidente de la FARC acusado de dos atentados https://t.co/XKT5ZYvYgc
Un juez colombiano legaliza la detención de dos sospechosos del atentado en Cali https://t.co/LznI3kZYYB
Paraguay condena ataques terroristas en Colombia por afectar a inocentes y a democracia https://t.co/ac0TR0lXS8
Colombia’s government has launched a sweeping security operation after a pair of coordinated attacks on 22 August left 19 people dead and more than 70 injured in what officials describe as the country’s worst security crisis in a decade. A truck packed with explosives detonated outside the Marco Fidel Suárez Military Aviation School in Cali, killing at least six civilians and injuring dozens, while hours earlier guerrilla fighters brought down a police Black Hawk helicopter in rural Amalfi, Antioquia, killing 13 officers. Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez said the new “Operation Sultana” will reinforce elite police and army units in the southwest and bolster intelligence capabilities to “neutralise terrorist structures.” Cali’s mayor has declared three days of mourning and extended the military presence in the city, warning that a second explosive-laden vehicle found near the blast site was defused before it could detonate. President Gustavo Petro blamed dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla movement, including the State-Major Central’s Front 36 and the Jaime Martínez column. He announced the arrest of three suspects in the Cali bombing, while a judge has legalised the detention of two of them. Separately, authorities captured Luis Vera Fernández, brother of prominent dissident leader “Iván Mordisco,” on suspicion of orchestrating both attacks. Neighbouring governments and business federations have condemned the violence, urging Bogotá to restore security amid concern that the escalating conflict could strain investment and regional stability.
