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Mondomo tollbooth car bombing
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Where it stands
A car bomb exploded on August 8 at the Mondomo tollbooth on the Pan-American Highway in southwestern Colombia. The Army alleges two FARC dissident groups carried out the attack; the reports do not establish its casualties, investigation outcome or immediate aftermath.
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The story so far
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Colombia Car Bomb Hits One Day After New President Sworn In
A tollbooth blast on the Popay1n-Cali highway gave Colombia's new hardline president a security crisis within 24 hours — but incident counts and blame remain disputed.
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- No independent confirmation of perpetrators, and no reconciled casualty total in supplied material.
- No verified detail on explosive type, detonation method beyond resident accounts, or arrests.
History
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Who's involved
People
Abelardo de la Espriella43ᵗʰ President of Colombia since 20261 report
Places
- Barrio PandiguandoPan-American Highway, Popayán, Cauca, Colombia1 report
- CaucaCauca, Colombia1 report
- Parque Principal MondomoMondomo, Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia1 report
- Santander de QuilichaoSantander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia1 report
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