Explosives-Laden Vehicle Intercepted in Colombia Days Before Espriella's Inauguration
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Authorities reported on Wednesday that a vehicle loaded with explosives was intercepted on one of the main roads in southwestern Colombia that connects to Cali, where the presidential swearing-in of conservative Abelardo de la Espriella will take place on Friday. Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez detailed on social media platform X that the police 'intercepted and neutralized' a bus rigged with explosives on the Pan-American Highway in a controlled manner. The police clarified that the vehicle had no passengers. The official noted that initial investigations point to the dissidence of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), led by Néstor Gregorio Vera Fernández, alias 'Iván Mordisco,' one of the country's most wanted men. The 'Iván Mordisco' faction is the largest among the dissidents who did not accept the peace agreement signed a decade ago between FARC and the state.
AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM) →
