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Colombia Launches Offensive as Two Suspects Face Judge After Cali Bombing and Downed Police Helicopter

Prosecutors presented the detained men in court with terrorism charges pending following attacks attributed to FARC dissidents.

Un estudiante de escuela militar camina el viernes 22 de agosto de 2025 tras colocar un arreglo de flores en honor de las personas que fallecieron en la víspera por un atentado perpetrado afuera de una base de la Fuerza Aérea en Cali, Colombia. (AP Foto/Santiago Saldarriaga)
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Gustavo Petro enfrenta una tensa situación social en Colombia.
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Overview

  • The truck bomb near Cali’s Marco Fidel Suárez aviation school killed six civilians and injured more than 60, according to the military.
  • Prosecutors identified Walter Esteban Yonda Ipía and Carlos Steven Obando as suspects who allegedly took explosive-laden trucks to the site, after the community stopped their escape and police detained them.
  • In Antioquia, 13 police officers were killed when a helicopter was brought down during a coca‑eradication mission, and President Gustavo Petro said video indicates explosives had been planted at the landing zone.
  • Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Operation Sultana to secure affected areas as investigations advance and terrorism charges are readied.
  • Petro reported the detention of “Mono Luis,” described as an EMC finance and logistics figure, while the government offered a $50,000 reward and foreign governments issued condemnations.