Four dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks

Police say 19 attacks launched on Cali and nearby towns, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilians

Colombia has been rocked by a string of coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least four people across the country’s south-west, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean country.

Police said attackers launched 19 attacks on targets in Cali – the country’s third largest city – and several nearby towns, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilian targets.

The national police chief, Carlos Fernando Triana, said assailants had attacked targets with car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire and a suspected drone.

“There are two police officers dead, and a number of members of the public are also dead,” he said.