Overview

• Police say attackers used rifles and a drone to hit a National Police helicopter during a coca-eradication mission near Amalfi in Antioquia, killing 12 officers and injuring three.
• A vehicle packed with explosives detonated near an air force facility in Cali, leaving six dead and more than 60 injured, prompting evacuations of nearby buildings and a school.
• Initial official statements blamed the Clan del Golfo, but Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez later cited intelligence pointing to the EMC faction led by a commander known as “Calarca.”
• Cali’s mayor, Alejandro Eder, banned large trucks, offered a $10,000 reward for tips, and announced that the military would assume control of city security checks.
• President Gustavo Petro attributed the violence to FARC splinter groups as authorities expand investigations in a country where the cocaine economy and coca crops continue to drive armed conflict.