Overview

• Coordinated assaults on June 10 used four car bombs and three explosive devices to strike police stations and municipal buildings in Cali, Corinto, El Bordo and Jamundí.
• At least three people were killed and 36 were injured, with blasts reported in neighborhoods including Meléndez, Manuela Beltrán and Los Mangos.
• The Colombian Army’s Third Division attributed the violence to a dissident FARC faction led by Nestor Gregorio Vera, alias Ivan Mordisco.
• The bombings came days after a presidential candidate survived an assassination attempt in Bogota, intensifying political tensions.
• Security forces in Valle del Cauca and Cauca have been placed on high alert as President Gustavo Petro’s peace initiative faces fresh challenges.