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Colombia Offers $1.4 M Reward After Highway Bomb Kills 14

4/28/2026

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Colombia Offers Reward

Colombia offered a $1.4 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the bombing’s organizer.
A bomb exploded on the Pan-American Highway near El Tunel in Cajibio, Cauca, killing at least 14 and injuring over 30.
Authorities named Iván Jacob Idrobo Arredondo, alias “Marlon,” as the bombing’s planner.
The incident was among at least 31 guerrilla attacks recorded in southwest Colombia that weekend.

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Petro Responds

The explosion killed 15 women and five men, bringing the confirmed death toll to at least 20.
A bomb detonated on the Pan-American Highway near El Tunel in Cajibío, Cauca, killing at least 20 people.
President Gustavo Petro called the attackers terrorists and pledged a decisive government response.
Families gathered in white sheets, urging an end to violence before the May 31 presidential election.

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Colombia Offers Reward

Colombia offered a $1.4 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the bombing’s organizer.
A bomb exploded on the Pan-American Highway near El Tunel in Cajibio, Cauca, killing at least 14 and injuring over 30.
Authorities named Iván Jacob Idrobo Arredondo, alias “Marlon,” as the bombing’s planner.
The incident was among at least 31 guerrilla attacks recorded in southwest Colombia that weekend.

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