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Bomb on a utility pole wounds three police officers near Cali, Colombia

File, Aug 2015: Cerro de las Tres Cruces, Cali · not from Oct 17
File photoPhoto: Franciscokarriere · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Oct 17: A bomb on a utility pole wounded three police officers on the road to Cali's Tres Cruces hill, Colombia, police say. A second blast hit as bomb techs arrived. The mayor offers up to COP 20M for tips.

What
Bomb on a utility pole wounds three police officers near Cali, Colombia
Where
Latin America, Colombia
When
Oct 17, 2026
Who
El Espectador, Caracol Radio, Infobae
Status
reported as stated

Sources

  1. El Espectador, 2026-10-17 11:01 COT (National Police; three officers out of danger; second detonation wounded an explosives officer)
  2. Caracol Radio, 2026-10-17 11:36 COT (Mayor Alejandro Eder reward up to COP 20 million; second blast as bomb squad arrived; second explosive attack in under a week)
  3. Infobae, 2026-10-17 15:30 UTC (Cali Metropolitan Police; 8:10 AM; no arrests)
  4. El Tiempo, 2026-10-17 9:37 COT (charge on a pole, Montebello)
  5. El Colombiano via Yahoo Noticias, 2026-10-17 3:13 PM ET

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