6 injured in bomb attacks carried out by guerilla fighters in Colombia
Guerrilla fighters, allegedly from the ELN group, carried out four bomb attacks in northeast Colombia, injuring six people and raising concerns about the country's fragile peace process. The attacks, which included a car bomb and explosives detonated at police stations, occurred in a restive region near the Venezuelan border.
The Colombian government, under President Gustavo Petro, had called off peace talks with the ELN group last month. Analysts suggest that the security situation in Colombia has worsened under Petro's "total peace" initiative, which has involved easing military offensives against armed groups in an attempt to end six decades of conflict involving leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, drug cartels, and the government.
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Guerrilla fighters, allegedly from the ELN group, carried out four bomb attacks in northeast Colombia, injuring six people and raising concerns about the country's fragile peace process. The attacks, which included a car bomb and explosives detonated at police stations, occurred in a restive region near the Venezuelan border.
The Colombian government, under President Gustavo Petro, had called off peace talks with the ELN group last month. Analysts suggest that the security situation in Colombia has worsened under Petro's "total peace" initiative, which has involved easing military offensives against armed groups in an attempt to end six decades of conflict involving leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, drug cartels, and the government.
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