Death toll from Colombia bus bombing rises to 20 during wave of violence

The number of group killed successful a bombing successful a volatile region successful southwest Colombia roseate to 20, officials said Sunday.

The onslaught happened Saturday erstwhile an explosive instrumentality was detonated connected a autobus walking on nan Pan-American Highway successful nan municipality of Cajibio. So far, 15 women and 5 men are among nan victims, according to Octavio Guzmán, politician of nan region of Cauca.

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Relatives of victims salary respects astatine nan tract of an onslaught connected nan Pan-American Highway successful Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026. Officials successful Colombia opportunity 15 women and 5 men were killed successful nan Cajibio blast, which besides near 36 others injured. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

He wrote connected X that nan onslaught injured 36 others, 3 of whom are successful intensive care. Guzmán noted that 5 of nan injured are minors who are expected to recover.

Colombia’s Institute of Legal Medicine said that specialists including dentists, anthropologists and forensic doctors are identifying nan victims.

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People observe nan aftermath of nan onslaught connected nan successful Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026. Colombian officials blamed dissident FARC factions for nan autobus bombing that killed 20 group successful nan volatile Cauca region. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

The bombing is nan latest onslaught successful nan region, pinch much than 2 twelve incidents reported successful nan past 3 days successful southwestern Colombia. The region is location to forbidden equipped groups who vie for control of coca leafage cultivation areas and for oversea and stream entree routes to tally supplier trafficking operations to Central America and Europe.

Gen. Hugo López, commandant of Colombia’s Armed Forces, has described nan incident arsenic a "terrorist act." He blamed it connected nan web of a man known arsenic "Iván Mordisco" — 1 of Colombia’s astir wanted figures — and nan Jaime Martínez faction. Both are dissidents of nan now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that run successful nan region.

A man looks astatine vehicles damaged successful nan bombing successful Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

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The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned nan attacks against nan civilian organization and called connected authorities to analyse nan incidents and "guarantee justness for nan victims."

Guzmán declared 3 days of mourning connected Sunday successful representation of nan victims.