2026 Cauca bombing
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| 2026 Cauca bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Colombian conflict | |
| Location | Pan-American Highway near Cajibío, Cauca Department, Colombia |
| Date | 25 April 2026 |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Injured | 36 |
| Perpetrator | FARC dissidents (according to Colombian government) |
On 25 April 2026, a bomb exploded along the Pan-American Highway in the municipality of Cajibío, department of Cauca, Colombia, setting fire to a bus and damaging several vehicles, which resulted in the killing of 20 civilians and the wounding of 36 more.[1][2]
Authorities accused the main dissident group of the FARC guerrillas,[3] and Defence Minister Pedro Sánchez offered a 5 billon peso (US$1.4m, €1.2m) reward for the suspect Iván Jacob Idrobo Arredondo, aka "Marlon".[4]
The previous day, an attack on a military base in Cali, the country's third-largest city, left one person dead and marked the beginning of a series of attacks in the Cauca region, a stronghold of FARC dissidents.[3]
Colombia is to hold a presidential election at the end of May.[4]
