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Car bombs strike Colombia hours after hardline president Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in

Multiple attacks target southwest and northern regions as new conservative leader vows crackdown on violence and prison gangs.

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Colombia experienced multiple bombing attacks on August 8–9, 2026, a day after conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella took office. The army attributed one blast near Cali to FARC dissidents who destroyed a highway tollbooth; a separate attack killed a police officer over 1,000 km away in Cesar. The incidents mark an immediate security challenge for de la Espriella, who campaigned on a hardline approach to the country's armed groups and drug trafficking.

  • Two bombing attacks struck Colombia on August 8–9, 2026, one day after conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella took office—one near Cali (southwest) and one in Cesar (north), over 1,000 km apart.
  • The army attributed the Cali tollbooth attack to FARC dissidents; a separate bombing killed a police officer.
  • De la Espriella campaigned on hardline security policies and vowed no leniency with armed groups, facing an immediate test of his approach.
  • Colombia remains contested by multiple dissident armed groups involved in drug trafficking and violence.

How it unfolded

  1. Report France 24 details two attacks, notes hardline stance

    France 24 reports that de la Espriella faces two bombing attacks on his first day and notes his campaign promises of no leniency with armed groups. The report contextualizes the attacks within his broader crackdown agenda on prisons.

    “A day after being sworn in as president, Abelardo de la Espriella is facing two bombing attacks in Colombia.”

    France 24 · Press ↗
  2. Report International news outlets report attacks

    AP News, Al Jazeera, The Times of India, Le Monde.fr and other outlets report on the car-bomb attack targeting southwest Colombia one day after the new president takes office.

    “A car-bomb attack targets southwest Colombia a day after conservative president takes office”

    AP News / multiple outlets · Google News ↗
  3. Event Multiple bombing attacks across Colombia

    A car bomb destroys a highway tollbooth near Cali in southwest Colombia, attributed by the army to FARC dissidents. Separately, a police officer is killed in a bombing attack approximately 1,000 kilometres away in the northern department of Cesar.

  4. Event De la Espriella inaugurated as president

    Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative politician, is sworn in as president of Colombia after campaigning on a hard-line approach to the country's violence.

What people are saying verbatim

“A car-bomb attack targets southwest Colombia a day after conservative president takes office”

AP News · AP News via Google News ↗ · Aug 7

“A day after being sworn in as president, Abelardo de la Espriella is facing two bombing attacks in Colombia.”

France 24 · France 24 ↗ · Aug 8

“He campaigned on a hard-line approach to the country's ongoing violence and vowed on social media that there would be no leniency.”

France 24 · France 24 ↗ · Aug 8

“Pockets of Colombia are still ruled by dissident armed groups that dominate global cocaine production.”

Straits Times World · Straits Times ↗ · Aug 8