An explosive device kills 13 and injures 38 on a bus in southwestern Colombia as violence persists

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — An explosive device killed 13 people traveling on a bus in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, an attack the country’s army chief described as a “terrorist act” that also left at least 38 injured as violence linked to drug trafficking in the region escalates . Octavio Guzmán, the governor of the region of Cauca, said on X that the device was set off while the bus was traveling along the Panamerican Highway in the municipality of Cajibio. Five children were among the injured, Cauca Health Secretary Carolina Camargo told Noticias Caracol, a TV news program. Gen. Hugo López, commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces,told a news conference that it was a “terrorist act” and blamed the network of a man known as “Iván Mordisco” — one of Colombia’s most wanted figures — and the Jaime Martínez faction. Both are dissidents of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that operate in the region. Neither Iván Mordisco nor the Jaime Martínez faction abide by the peace agreement signed with the state in 2016. Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned

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