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Colombian President Promises ‘Iron Fist’ After Bomb Attack Kills One and Injures 11
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Colombian President Promises ‘Iron Fist’ After Bomb Attack Kills One and Injures 11

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A car bomb exploded at a police station in Los Patios, near Colombia’s border with Venezuela, killing one person and injuring 11, including two police officers.
  • President Abelardo de la Espriella pledged to pursue those responsible and said he would lead a security meeting in Cúcuta.
  • Authorities opened an investigation, while no group had claimed responsibility and illegal armed groups operate in the wider Norte de Santander region.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella promised “iron fist” after a car bomb tore through a police station in Los Patios, in the metropolitan area of Cúcuta near the Venezuelan border. One person died and 11 were injured, including two police officers.

The explosives-laden vehicle detonated at 11:15 p.m. on Monday, according to the Metropolitan Police of Cúcuta. The blast set fire to the station and several motorcycles belonging to officers. Residents were left in panic, and the area lost electricity after the attack.

“We will pursue with an iron fist those who attack Colombians, until we capture them, dismantle their structures and restore calm to our communities. Colombia does not kneel before terrorism,” De la Espriella wrote on X.

We will pursue with an iron fist those who attack Colombians, until we capture them, dismantle their structures and restore calm to our communities. Colombia does not kneel before terrorism.

— Abelardo de la EspriellaThe Colombian president posted the pledge on X after the bombing.

The president also said he would travel to Cúcuta to chair a security council with the country’s entire public-security leadership. “Following the terrorist attack in Los Patios, in the Cúcuta metropolitan area, I have convened a Security Council with the entire leadership of the Public Force, which I will attend personally,” he said.

Police and the Attorney General’s Office began criminal, intelligence and judicial investigations to establish what happened and identify and prosecute those responsible. No group had claimed the attack. Norte de Santander, particularly the troubled Catatumbo region, is home to several illegal armed groups, including the National Liberation Army and the 33rd Front of the FARC dissidents. The attack came the same day the president announced that at least 20 members of a FARC dissident group had died in a military bombing in Guaviare.

Following the terrorist attack in Los Patios, in the Cúcuta metropolitan area, I have convened a Security Council with the entire leadership of the Public Force, which I will attend personally.

— Abelardo de la EspriellaHe announced a security meeting in Cúcuta after the attack.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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