Blast wounds two as de la Espriella cracks down on prisons
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August 9, 2026
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A day after being sworn in as president, Abelardo de la Espriella is facing two bombing attacks in Colombia. He campaigned on a hard-line approach to the country’s ongoing violence and vowed on social media that there would be no leniency. The army says FARC dissidents used explosives to destroy a highway tollbooth near Cali, while a police officer was killed in a separate attack around 1,000 kilometres away in the northern department of Cesar. Antonia Kerrigan has more.
Source: France 24 Americas | https://www.france24.com/en/americas/rss - Read Original
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