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An explosive device killed 20 people traveling on a bus in southwestern Colombia<\/a> on Saturday, an attack the country\u2019s army chief described as a \u201cterrorist act\u201d that also left at least 36 injured as violence linked to drug trafficking in the region escalates<\/a>.
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Octavio Guzm\u00e1n, 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.
Colombia\u2019s Institute of Legal Medicine said that specialists including dentists, anthropologists and forensic doctors are identifying the victims.
Gen. Hugo L\u00f3pez, commander of Colombia\u2019s Armed Forces, told a news conference that it was a \u201cterrorist act\u201d and blamed the network of a man known as \u201cIv\u00e1n Mordisco\u201d \u2014 one of Colombia\u2019s most wanted figures \u2014 and the Jaime Mart\u00ednez faction. Both are dissidents of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that operate in the region.
Neither Iv\u00e1n Mordisco nor the Jaime Mart\u00ednez faction abide by the peace agreement signed with the state in 2016.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro<\/a> condemned the attack on X.
\u201cThose who carried out the attack and killed seven civilians \u2014 and wounded 17 others \u2014 in Cajib\u00edo \u2014 many of them Indigenous people \u2014 are terrorists, fascists, and drug traffickers,\u201d he wrote.
The attack is the latest in a spate of explosions that have attempted to target public infrastructure. At least 26 incidents have taken place in the past two days in southwestern Colombia, which L\u00f3pez said has only affected civilians.
They included a shooting at a police station in the rural area of Jamundi, and an attack on a Civil Aviation radar facility in El Tambo, where authorities took down three explosives-laden drones earlier on Saturday. No one was hurt.
On Friday, two vehicles rigged with explosives were detonated near military units in Cali and Palmira, causing material damage.
The escalation of violence in that region \u2014 a territory contested by illegal armed groups linked to drug trafficking \u2014 prompted the mobilization of high-ranking officials on Saturday. Led by Defense Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, the delegation that includes regional governors and local authorities, was meeting in Palmira when the deadly explosion occurred.
\u201cThese criminals seek to instill fear, but we will respond with firmness,\u201d S\u00e1nchez said on X.
Meanwhile, Francisca Toro, governor of Valle del Cauca, has called upon the national government to provide \u201cimmediate support.\u201d In a message on X, Toro called for a reinforcement of public security forces, enhanced intelligence operations and \u201cdecisive actions\u201d against crime in the face of a \u201cterrorist-level escalation.\u201d
According to authorities, Cauca and Valle del Cauca serve as a critical hub for illicit activities of illegal armed groups vying for control over sea and river access routes leading to the port of Buenaventura \u2014 a key transit point used to traffic drugs to Central America and Europe.
The government has also offered a reward of more than 1 million dollars for information leading to the capture of \u201cMarlon,\u201d who is identified as the leader of the region\u2019s dissident group. On Friday, local authorities offered more than $14,000 for information leading to the identification and location of those behind the attacks in Cali and Palmira.
The Associated Press
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