Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves at least 20 dead ahead of May elections
President blames dissident Farc faction for attack on Pan-American Highway that also injured 36 people in south-western region The death toll in a weekend highway bombing in Colombia has risen to 20, with another 36 people injured, amid a surge of violence ahead of presidential elections next month. Buses and vans were left mangled in the blast on Saturday on the Pan-American Highway, in the restive south-western Cauca department.
Dissident Farc faction blamed for attack on Pan-American Highway that also injured 36 people in south-western region
The death toll in a Colombian highway bombing blamed on cocaine-trafficking rebels has risen to 21, the government said on Monday, in the country’s worst attack on civilians in decades and just ahead of elections.
The attack on Saturday left 56 injured and buses and vans mangled on the Pan-American Highway, in the restive south-western Cauca department.
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- Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves at least 20 dead ahead of May electionsGuardian - World · Guardian staff and agencies · Apr 27, 2026, 11:27 AM
- Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves at least 21 dead ahead of May electionsGuardian - World · Guardian staff and agencies · Apr 27, 2026, 5:23 PM
- Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves 21 dead amid pre-election violenceGuardian - World · Guardian staff and agencies · Apr 27, 2026, 5:23 PM
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