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An explosion rocked Bogotá’s San Bernardo neighborhood on the night of Wednesday, March 12, leaving three dead and nine injured. Authorities confirmed the incident was caused by a grenade, which detonated near the Bicentenario station of TransMilenio, at the intersection Read More …
An apparent bomb attack in Colombia’s restive southwest wounded 17 people on Monday including three children and two police officers, authorities said, amid growing concern for a fragile peace process. A device, probably a bomb attached to a motorcycle, exploded Read More …
More than 80 people have been killed in the country’s northeast region following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said. Twenty others have been injured, according to William Villamizar, governor of North Read More …
A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated at a police checkpoint in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, killing the driver and injuring 14 others, authorities said. Officers had been conducting inspections in the community of Las Penas in the Jamundi municipality to Read More …
A strong explosion in Guapi, Cauca, which was part of an attack by FARC dissidents against the police station, left three dissidents dead, two policemen injured and a part of the center of the municipality destroyed. According to the first Read More …
Over the 20 years of the Vietnam War and the subsequent conflict, approximately 2.75 million tons of bombs were dropped on Cambodia, and an estimated 4 to 6 million landmines were buried. Following the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement, the Cambodian Read More …
Colombian guerrillas detonated explosives on Monday as a military vehicle passed by in El Bordo, Cauca, a region where three civilians were also killed, authorities said Tuesday. And although the site of the attack is about 150 kilometers from Cali, Read More …
Under the South-South Cooperation training programme, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has successfully and proudly completed its mission to assist with training Colombian demining teams in Colombia. According to CMAC, sharing knowledge in the field of mine action helps Read More …
On Thursday, August 22, the authorities reported an emergency in the municipality of Samaniego, Nariño, after the strong explosion of a motorcycle bomb that left several injured and great material damage. According to preliminary information from the authorities, the attack Read More …
These devices represented an imminent risk and threat to the inhabitants who live in Tame, Arauca, as well as to the soldiers who carry out their mission. With the objective of working to raise the protection of the inhabitants and Read More …