Colombian Army neutralizes 600 kg explosive charge under Pan-American Highway in Cauca

Text poster only. The source photos show a soldier in a bulky bomb-disposal suit kneeling behind a shield on a winding mountain road with a tracked robot ahead of him, a soldier crouched inside a concrete culvert under the road, and five armed soldiers standing on the highway beside three large metal gas cylinders, with green hills behind them. — Ejército Nacional de Colombia (@COL_EJERCITO), watch at source · Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)

Photos posted Oct. 20, 2026 by Colombia's National Army. The army says soldiers of the Third Division's MARTE group worked for six hours to neutralize an explosive charge of about 600 kg placed under a culvert on the Pan-American Highway between Piedra Sentada and the El Bordo toll in Cauca, and removed 12 banners referring to the Carlos Patiño structure, protecting more than 400 families and reopening the road. The photos show a bomb-disposal technician in a protective suit beside a robot, a soldier inside the culvert, and troops standing by three gas cylinders on the road. Caracol Radio reports the army preliminarily attributed the charge to the Carlos Patiño group of FARC dissidents; that attribution is the army's and has not been proven.

What: Colombian Army neutralizes 600 kg explosive charge under Pan-American Highway in Cauca
Where: Pan-American Highway near El Bordo, Cauca
When: 2026-10-20
Source: National Army of Colombia
Credit: Ejército Nacional de Colombia (@COL_EJERCITO), watch at source
License: Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)
Details: Official release · National Army of Colombia (@COL_EJERCITO), Third Division · Pan-American Highway near El Bordo, Cauca

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Colombian Army neutralizes 600 kg explosive charge under Pan-American Highway in Cauca

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