Summary:VBIED Attack Comes Days Before President-Elect Abelardo de la Espriella's InaugurationMarxist-Leninist Terror Group Responsible For Truck Bomb AttackTwin Car Bombs Rock Colombian City Days Before Trump-Backed "El Tigre" Takes PowerMarxist-Leninist Terror Group Responsible For Truck Bomb Attack The Colombian government blamed the far-left, Marxist-Leninist ELN for the truck bombing outside a police headquarters in the border city of Cúcuta, which injured 11 officers and killed a police dog.The early Saturday morning VBIED attack damaged the building's roof and shattered its windows, according to police chief Gen. William Rincón."This was a vile terrorist attack," Rincón told AP News. "We will not rest until we find those who are responsible and have them prosecuted."COLOMBIA: UN CAMIÓN CON EXPLOSIVOS ESTALLÓ EN CÚCUTA A DÍAS DE LA ASUNCIÓN DE DE LA ESPRIELLA
Un camión cargado con explosivos estalló junto a una estación de Policía en Cúcuta, cerca de la frontera con Venezuela, y dejó al menos 11 heridos y daños en viviendas. El ataque… pic.twitter.com/wcU9bsNoRr
— Clarín (@clarincom) August 1, 2026The attack comes just days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella - a Trump-backed conservative who has pledged to restore law and order and wage war on rebel groups - takes office.The ELN is believed to have about 6,000 fighters operating across Colombia and neighboring Venezuela.Its ideology combines:Revolutionary socialism and communismCuban-style GuevarismAnti-capitalism and anti-American "imperialism"Land and resource redistributionIts activities include:Attacks against Colombian security forces and oil infrastructureBombings and assassinationsKidnapping and extortionIllegal miningCocaine production and traffickingIt is important to note that the Trump administration declared war on far-left groups across the Western Hemisphere.Twin Car Bombs Rock Colombian City Days Before Trump-Backed "El Tigre" Takes PowerDetails remain limited, but initial reports and footage on X suggest that one or more vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), commonly known as car or truck bombs, detonated near a police station in Cúcuta, Colombia, close to the Venezuelan border.The apparent VBIED attack occurred just six days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration, which will transfer power from Gustavo Petro's socialist regime to a right-wing administration expected to align closely with the Trump administration.Footage:Desde otros puntos de Cúcuta también fueron captadas las explosiones en contra del comando de la Policía de Norte de Santander.
