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Explosives destroy Mondomo toll booth on Pan-American Highway
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Explosives destroy Mondomo toll booth on Pan-American Highway

From El Tiempo · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Armed individuals detonated explosives at the Mondomo toll booth construction site on the Pan-American Highway early Saturday, August 8.
  • The attack, believed to be carried out by FARC dissidents, destroyed the nearly completed infrastructure on the route connecting Cali and Popayán.
  • The incident highlights ongoing security concerns along the vital highway in Colombia's Cauca department.

An explosives attack destroyed the Mondomo toll booth, a construction project on the Pan-American Highway connecting Cali and Popayán, in Colombia's Cauca department. The incident occurred early Saturday, August 8, when armed individuals detonated charges at the site.

Local residents reported the attack happened around 2:00 a.m. The infrastructure affected was the Cachimbal toll booth, which was nearing completion. The project is located at kilometer 60 of the dual carriageway section between Popayán and Santander de Quilichao, a critical route for mobility between the Cauca and Valle del Cauca departments.

Initial hypotheses suggest that FARC dissidents operating in the region may be responsible for the act of violence. The explosion caused significant material damage to the newly built structure, raising concerns about security conditions on the highway.

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Originally published by El Tiempo in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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