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11 people hurt in truck bombing in Colombia, days ahead of inauguration of pro-Israel president-elect
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CÚCUTA, Colombia — At least 11 people are injured in a truck bombing in the Colombian city of Cucuta, near the border with Venezuela, six days before the inauguration of pro-Israel president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, local authorities say.
“At this time, we have eight police officers and three civilians who have been injured… This was an atrocious, violent act… and what happened is regrettable,” George Quintero, security secretary for the department of Norte de Santander, where the attack occurred, tells reporters.
“I condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack carried out in Cucuta against our National Police… Terrorism will not intimidate Colombia or break Colombians’ determination to live in peace and security,” De la Espriella writes on X.
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