Colombian military neutralizes five terrorists accused in bus bombing that killed 20, injured 45 civilians

Colombian troops neutralized five suspected members of the residual organized armed group Estructura Jaime Martínez.(@FuerzasMilCol/X)

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While initial local reports said 36 people were injured, including several children, the Colombian military’s recent update noted that 45 civilians were wounded in the explosion.

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Gen.Hugo López, commander of Colombia’sarmed forces, quickly condemned the bus bombing as a “terrorist act.”

He attributed the attack todissident factions of the defunctRevolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), specifically pointing to the Jaime Martínez faction and the network of “Iván Mordisco,” one of the country’s most wanted figures.

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The U.N.high commissioner forhuman rightspreviously urged authorities to “guarantee justice for the victims.”

Officials said the suspects were accused of killing 20 people and injuring dozens more in an April terror attack.(@FuerzasMilCol/X)

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Southwestern Colombia has become a battleground for illegal armed groups vying for control overcoca leaf cultivation areasand crucial drug trafficking routes leading to Central America and Europe.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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