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Authorities in Cauca area demand ‘decisive’ authorities motion after lethal explosion on Pan-American Freeway.

A minimum of seven individuals had been killed, and 20 had been wounded following a suspected explosive assault within the southwestern province of Cauca, Colombia, based on regional authorities.

Governor Octavio Guzman mentioned that an explosive was detonated on the Pan-American Freeway within the El Tunel sector of Cajibio on Saturday. He condemned what he known as an “indiscriminate assault” in opposition to the civilian inhabitants.

“There aren’t enough phrases for the ache we really feel,” Guzman mentioned in a social media publish, demanding a “decisive, sustained” response from the federal government in opposition to the “terrorist escalation”.

A video shared by the governor appeared to indicate the aftermath of the bombing, with ambulances on website and mangled autos and particles protecting the street.

“Cauca can’t proceed dealing with this barbarity alone,” he added, stating that different actions had additionally been carried out in El Tambo, Caloto, Popayan, Guachene, Mercaderes, and Miranda.

The lethal incident comes after a sequence of assaults on Friday, attributed to felony teams shaped by dissident members of the FARC insurgent group, who cut up with the group following a landmark peace settlement with the federal government in 2016.

On Saturday, Minister of Defence Pedro Sanchez was convening a safety council in Cali to evaluate the regional safety scenario when the newest assault occurred.

President Gustavo Petro responded to the lethal explosion by saying that highly effective felony teams are in search of to regulate the inhabitants by way of worry.

Whereas particulars of the assault are nonetheless rising, Petro appeared accountable a drug trafficker and FARC dissident chief identified by the alias Ivan Mordisco.

“I need the utmost worldwide pursuit in opposition to this narco-terrorist group,” Petro mentioned.