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Explosive device kills 13 and injures 38 on bus in Colombia

South China Morning Post · · 213 words · By Associated Press
Drug Trafficking and Insurgency Violence and Conflict in Colombia
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“An explosive device killed 13 people travelling on a bus in southwestern Colombia on Saturday”
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Multiple web search results report an explosive device killing people on a bus in southwestern Colombia on a Saturday. While the exact death toll varies (7, 12, 13), the core event—an explosive device killing people on a bus in the southwest—is consistently reported across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Holy Saturday (Latin: Sabbatum Sanctum) is the final day of Holy Week, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and when Christians prepare for the Christian feast of Easter. The day commemorates the Ha…
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“At least 26 such incidents have taken place in the last two days, amid a wave of violence linked to drug-trafficking”
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The claim about 'At least 26 such incidents' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources. The evidence provided for this claim consists only of general search results and Wikipedia entries about the number '26', none of which relate to a wave of violence in the last two days.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 26 may refer to: 26 (number), the natural number following 25 and preceding 27 one of the years 26 BC, AD 26, 1926, 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26
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“The attack... also left at least 38 injured as violence linked to drug trafficking in the region escalates.”
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Two separate web search results mention significant numbers of injured people in connection with attacks in the region (one mentioning 'more than a dozen others wounded' and another mentioning 'injuring 38 people'), corroborating the general scale of injuries mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 38 may refer to: 38 (number), the natural number following 37 and preceding 39 38 BC AD 38 1938 2038
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the world's first supersonic trainer as w…
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“Octavio Guzman, the governor of the region of Cauca, said on social media that the device was set off while the bus was travelling along the Panamerican Highway in the municipality of Cajibio.”
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Multiple web search results attribute the incident to Octavio Guzmán, the governor of Cauca, stating that the device was activated while the bus was traveling along the Panamerican Highway in Cajibio.
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web search NEUTRAL — Octavio Guzmán, the governor of Cauca, wrote on X that the device was activated while the bus was traveling along the Panamerican Highway in Cajibio, injuring more than 17 people.
https://krmg.com/2026/04/25/explosive-device-on-a-bus-kills-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Officials in the Colombian state of Cauca have blamed the incident on dissidents of the disbanded guerrilla group FARC."This is a direct offensive against life, against a defenseless people. We will n…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/horror-explosives-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cauca's governor, Octavio Guzman, reported the incident, attributing the act to a device placed by dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3887095-terro…
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“Five children were among the injured, Cauca Health Secretary Carolina Camargo told Noticias Caracol, a television news programme.”
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The specific detail that 'Cauca Health Secretary Carolina Camargo told Noticias Caracol' is not independently corroborated by the provided web search results. While the general context of injuries is covered, this specific attribution is only present in the context of the original claim's evidence count.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gustavo Petro assumed office as President of Colombia on August 7, 2022. The President has the power to nominate members of his Cabinet at his own discretion, in accordance with the Constitution of Co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Gustavo_Petro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francia Elena Márquez Mina (born 1 December 1981) is a Colombian politician who is the 13th and current Vice President of Colombia since 2022. She was born in Yolombó, Cauca a village in the southwest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia_Márquez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nhora Yanet Mondragón Ortíz (born c. 1988) is a Colombian business administrator and politician who has served as the general secretary to the presidency since January 2026. Mondragón graduated with a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nhora_Mondragón
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“General Hugo Lopez, commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces, told a news conference that it was a “terrorist act” and blamed the network of a man known as “Ivan Mordisco” – one of Colombia’s most wanted figures – and the Jaime Martinez faction.”
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Multiple web search results attribute the attack to General Hugo López, commander of Colombia's Armed Forces, who blamed the network of 'Iván Mordisco' and the 'Jaime Martínez faction' as a 'terrorist act'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gen. Hugo López, commander of Colombia's Armed Forces,told a news conference that it was a "terrorist act" and blamed the network of a man known as "Iván Mordisco" — one of Colombia's most wanted figu…
https://apnews.com/article/colombia-attacks-police-drones-ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — Neither Ivan Mordisco nor the Jaime Martinez faction abide by the peace agreement signed with the state in 2016. People gather around a bus hit by an explosive device in Cajibio, Colombia, on ...
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3351446/exp…
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web search NEUTRAL — An explosive device has killed 13 people travelling on a bus in southwest Colombia and injured at least...
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9233238/explosive-dev…
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“Both are dissidents of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that operate in the region.”
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Multiple web search results state that both Iván Mordisco and the Jaime Martínez faction are dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
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web search NEUTRAL — He blamed the networks of a man known as “Iván Mordisco” — one of Colombia’s most wanted figures — and the Jaime Martínez faction. Both are dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forc…
https://krmg.com/2026/04/25/explosive-device-on-a-bus-kills-…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Gustavo Petro blames FARC dissidents for a cylinder bomb attack at the air base in the Colombian city. Twelve police officers were killed another attack in Antioquia.
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-22/at-least…
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities blame dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Colombian President and officials are taking decisive actions to combat the rising threat of terrorism.
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3887095-terro…
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“Neither Ivan Mordisco nor the Jaime Martinez faction abide by the peace agreement signed with the state in 2016.”
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Multiple web search results indicate that both Mordisco's factions and the Jaime Martínez faction are associated with rejecting or being hostile toward peace agreements, specifically mentioning the 2016 agreement.
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web search NEUTRAL — He was the first FARC commander to reject the 2016 peace agreement, establishing the Estado Mayor Central's dissident structure. His Risk Score: 100.Mordisco's faction broke off talks entirely. The cr…
https://www.evidencity.com/peace-negotiations-as-criminal-sa…
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web search NEUTRAL — He is active in the 7th Front with about 400 fighters. During the peace negotiations, he travelled to Havana and participated in the talks there. The FARC directive eventually sent him to Colombia to …
https://www.militantwire.com/p/farc-returns-to-the-battlefie…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mordisco factions and Iván Márquez’s decimated Second Marquetalia consolidated their position as the most notorious, acting as a kind of umbrella organization.He was distinguished by an openly hos…
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-25/ivan-mor…
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“Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the attack on social media.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemning the attack on social media.
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