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CTV News
05-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Alleged mastermind behind shooting of Colombian senator and presidential candidate arrested
Gen. Carlos Fernando Triana, National Police director, right, arrives for a press conference regarding the arrest of Elder José Arteaga Hernández, alias 'Chipi' or 'Costeño,' pictured on a screen in the background, who authorities say is the alleged mastermind behind the shooting of Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Kuwait Times
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks
VILLA RICA: A police officer stands guard at the site where a bus exploded in front of a police station in Villa Rica, Cauca department, Colombia.- AFP CALI: Colombia was rocked by a string of 24 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation. Attackers struck targets in Cali—the country's third-largest city—and several nearby towns, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilian targets. National Police chief Carlos Fernando Triana said assailants—suspected to be a local guerrilla group—had attacked using car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire and a suspected drone. 'There are two police officers dead, and a number of members of the public are also dead,' he said. Police later put the toll at seven dead and 28 more injured. In Cali and the towns of Villa Rica, Guachinte and Corinto, AFP journalists witnessed the tangled wreckage of vehicle bombs surrounded by scorched debris and damaged buildings. The attacks came days after a brazen attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in Bogota that has put the country on edge. Many Colombians are now fearful of a return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when cartel attacks, guerrilla violence and political assassinations were commonplace. Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said the government had received unverified 'proof' of possible guerrilla involvement in the attack on Senator Miguel Uribe. In the town of Corinto, resident Luz Amparo was at home when the blast gutted her bakery Tuesday. 'We thought it was an earthquake,' she told AFP. 'My husband said 'no, they are shooting.'' Her phone began to ring off the hook and she went to check on her store. As she rounded the corner, the neighbors began to look in her direction. 'Everything was leveled,' she said. Police and experts blamed the attacks on a dissident faction of the once-powerful FARC guerrilla group. Security expert Elizabeth Dickinson of the International Crisis Group said the attacks were likely the work of a group known as the Central General Staff (EMC). 'This is a particularly well-coordinated offensive. It really demonstrates the capacity that the group has built' she told AFP. 'And I think very alarmingly it demonstrates their ability to conduct operations in the metropolitan area of Cali.' Efforts by President Gustavo Petro to reach a peace deal with the EMC and other armed groups have repeatedly failed. Dickinson said the group may be trying to stop an ongoing military operation that is reported to have injured or killed the group's veteran leader, known as 'Ivan Mordisco.' 'They are trying to raise the cost of that military initiative for the government,' said Dickinson. In a statement on Tuesday, the EMC warned the public to stay away from military and police installations, but stopped short of claiming responsibility.—AFP The attacks come three days after conservative senator Uribe, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by an alleged hitman while campaigning in the capital. A 15-year-old suspect pleaded 'not guilty' on Tuesday to carrying out the attempted assassination. The government believes he was a hired gun. That attack has stunned Colombians, prompted speculation about who was responsible and raised questions about the president's response. Petro has taken to social media to speculate that the hit was ordered by an international 'mafia' and to claim that Uribe's security detail was suspiciously reduced the day he was shot. — AFP
France 24
11-06-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Coordinated flurry of bombings and gun attacks rock Colombia
Colombia was rocked by a string of 24 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation. Attackers struck targets in Cali -- the country's third-largest city -- and several nearby towns, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilian targets. National Police chief Carlos Fernando Triana said assailants -- suspected to be a local guerrilla group -- had attacked using car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire and a suspected drone. "There are two police officers dead, and a number of members of the public are also dead," he said. Police later put the toll at seven dead and 28 more injured. In Cali and the towns of Villa Rica, Guachinte and Corinto, AFP journalists witnessed the tangled wreckage of vehicle bombs surrounded by scorched debris and damaged buildings. 09:52 The attacks came days after a brazen attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in Bogota that has put the country on edge. Many Colombians are now fearful of a return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when cartel attacks, guerrilla violence and political assassinations were commonplace. Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said the government had received unverified "proof" of possible guerrilla involvement in the attack on Senator Miguel Uribe. 'Well-coordinated offensive' In the town of Corinto, resident Luz Amparo was at home when the blast gutted her bakery Tuesday. "We thought it was an earthquake," she told AFP. "My husband said 'no, they are shooting.'" Her phone began to ring off the hook and she went to check on her store. As she rounded the corner, the neighbors began to look in her direction. "Everything was leveled," she said. Police and experts blamed the attacks on a dissident faction of the once-powerful FARC guerrilla group. Security expert Elizabeth Dickinson of the International Crisis Group said the attacks were likely the work of a group known as the Central General Staff (EMC). "This is a particularly well-coordinated offensive. It really demonstrates the capacity that the group has built" she told AFP. "And I think very alarmingly it demonstrates their ability to conduct operations in the metropolitan area of Cali." Efforts by President Gustavo Petro to reach a peace deal with the EMC and other armed groups have repeatedly failed. Dickinson said the group may be trying to stop an ongoing military operation that is reported to have injured or killed the group's veteran leader, known as "Ivan Mordisco." "They are trying to raise the cost of that military initiative for the government," said Dickinson. In a statement on Tuesday, the EMC warned the public to stay away from military and police installations, but stopped short of claiming responsibility. The attacks come three days after conservative senator Uribe, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by an alleged hitman while campaigning in the capital. A 15-year-old suspect pleaded "not guilty" on Tuesday to carrying out the attempted assassination. The government believes he was a hired gun. That attack has stunned Colombians, prompted speculation about who was responsible and raised questions about the president's response. Petro has taken to social media to speculate that the hit was ordered by an international "mafia" and to claim that Uribe's security detail was suspiciously reduced the day he was shot.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Coordinated flurry of bombings and gun attacks rock Colombia
Two dozen coordinated bomb and gun attacks killed at least seven people across southwestern Colombia on Tuesday, just days after presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe was shot in the head, sparking fears of a return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s. Colombia was rocked by a string of 24 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation. Attackers struck targets in Cali -- the country's third-largest city -- and several nearby towns, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilian targets. National Police chief Carlos Fernando Triana said assailants -- suspected to be a local guerrilla group -- had attacked using car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire and a suspected drone. "There are two police officers dead, and a number of members of the public are also dead," he said. Police later put the toll at seven dead and 28 more injured. In Cali and the towns of Villa Rica, Guachinte and Corinto, AFP journalists witnessed the tangled wreckage of vehicle bombs surrounded by scorched debris and damaged buildings. The attacks came days after a brazen attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in Bogota that has put the country on edge. Many Colombians are now fearful of a return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when cartel attacks, guerrilla violence and political assassinations were commonplace. In the town of Corinto, resident Luz Amparo was at home when the blast gutted her bakery Tuesday. Read more on FRANCE 24 EnglishRead also:Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe shot in head at Bogota rallyColombia reinstates arrest warrants for guerrilla leaders behind deadly violence
United News of India
11-06-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
8 killed in Colombia terrorist attacks
Bogota, June 11 (UNI) Eight people were killed and 28 others injured Tuesday in a wave of terrorist attacks in southwest Colombia, local authorities confirmed. The latest terrorist attack occurred in a rural area in Jamundi, a town in western Valle del Cauca department, which claimed three lives. Jamundi mayor Paola Castillo condemned the attack and said that officers found a cylinder on the Guachinte Bridge that exploded. The head of the Colombian police force, Carlos Fernando Triana confirmed on the social platform X that three police officers died as a result of the wave of attacks in the city of Cali, capital of Valle del Cauca department. Two civilians were also killed and another 10 injured. The Third Division of the Colombian National Army condemned the attacks in various towns in the southwestern departments in Colombia. "We express our absolute support for the Colombian police, which have been a direct target of these cowardly attacks, and we reiterate our unwavering commitment to the defense and security of citizens," it said in a statement. The army announced that security forces have been deployed as reinforcements in the affected areas. UNI XINHUA ARN
