Overview

• Authorities confirmed two coordinated strikes: a truck bomb exploded near Cali’s Marco Fidel Suárez military aviation school and a police helicopter was brought down by drones over Antioquia.
• Officials reported at least 17 fatalities, including 12 police officers, with more than 30 people injured near the Cali blast site.
• Attribution shifted as the defense minister cited intelligence pointing to the E36 network linked to alias Calarcá after initial mentions of the Clan del Golfo and the president’s blame on FARC dissidents.
• The helicopter was supporting coca‑eradication operations near Amalfi in Antioquia when it was hit, with video shared online showing an inflight blast and the crash.
• Cali’s mayor labeled the bombing narcoterrorism, imposed a temporary truck ban, and offered a $10,000 reward, while officials reported an arrest of a suspected dissident near the explosion area.