Overview

• Authorities report at least 17 dead, including about a dozen police officers, and dozens wounded across the attacks.
• A police helicopter carrying coca‑eradication personnel was hit by drones over Amalfi in Antioquia and crashed, causing most of the fatalities.
• A truck bomb exploded near Cali’s Marco Fidel Suárez military aviation school, killing multiple people, injuring more than 30, and damaging nearby buildings.
• The defense minister cited police intelligence pointing to E36, linked to the alias Calarcá cartel, while earlier attributions had ranged from FARC dissidents to the Clan del Golfo.
• Local leaders imposed truck restrictions and offered rewards; at least one suspect was reported arrested, and a third blast in Florencia caused damage but no casualties.