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Car Bomb Shakes Colombia’s New President | Global News
- Published
- August 11, 2026
- Duration
- 1:33
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- Last updated
- Aug 12, 2026
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A car bomb detonated near Cali, Colombia, targeting a toll plaza on the Pan-American Highway — an attack blamed on two FARC dissident groups rejecting peace. Two guards were lightly injured, but the blast rattled locals and sent shockwaves through the city just hours after President Abelardo de la Espriella took office. The new leader, who warned illegal …
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A car bomb detonated near Cali, Colombia, targeting a toll plaza on the Pan-American Highway — an attack blamed on two FARC dissident groups rejecting peace. Two guards were lightly injured, but the blast rattled locals and sent shockwaves through the city just hours after President Abelardo de la Espriella took office. The new leader, who warned illegal groups to comply or face consequences, is swiftly cracking down: moving 117 former peace-process prisoners to maximum-security facilities and v
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