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.