Summary:
- VBIED Attack Comes Days Before President-Elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s Inauguration
- Marxist-Leninist Terror Group Responsible For Truck Bomb Attack
- Twin Car Bombs Rock Colombian City Days Before Trump-Backed “El Tigre” Takes Power
Marxist-Leninist Terror Group Responsible For Truck Bomb AttackĀ
The Colombian government blamed the far-left, Marxist-Leninist ELN for the truck bombing outside a police headquarters in the border city of CĆŗcuta, 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 RincĆ³n.
“This was a vile terrorist attack,” RincĆ³n told AP News. “We will not rest until we find those who are responsible and have them prosecuted.”
COLOMBIA: UN CAMIĆN CON EXPLOSIVOS ESTALLĆ EN CĆCUTA A DĆAS DE LA ASUNCIĆN DE DE LA ESPRIELLA
Un camiĆ³n cargado con explosivos estallĆ³ junto a una estaciĆ³n de PolicĆa en CĆŗcuta, cerca de la frontera con Venezuela, y dejĆ³ al menos 11 heridos y daƱos en viviendas. El ataqueā¦ pic.twitter.com/wcU9bsNoRr
ā ClarĆn (@clarincom) August 1, 2026
The 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 communism
- Cuban-style Guevarism
- Anti-capitalism and anti-American “imperialism”
- Land and resource redistribution
Its activities include:
- Attacks against Colombian security forces and oil infrastructure
- Bombings and assassinations
- Kidnapping and extortion
- Illegal mining
- Cocaine production and trafficking
It 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 Power
Details 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 CĆŗcuta, 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 CĆŗcuta tambiĆ©n fueron captadas las explosiones en contra del comando de la PolicĆa de Norte de Santander.
El atentado estarĆa dirigido contra la Unidad de Operaciones Especiales Jungla.
Video: cortesĆa
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ā Caracol Radio CĆŗcuta (@CaracolCucuta) August 1, 2026
Un camiĆ³n con explosivos estallĆ³ el sĆ”bado junto a una estaciĆ³n de policĆa en la ciudad colombiana de CĆŗcuta, cerca de la frontera con Venezuela, seis dĆas antes de la investidura del presidente electo Abelardo de la Espriella, constataron periodistas de la @AFP.
En la madrugadaā¦ pic.twitter.com/ta6ER9lrrZ
ā Telemetro Reporta (@TReporta) August 1, 2026
#EnDesarrollo | Al menos una decena de personas heridas, entre uniformados y civiles, deja un violento ataque con exposivos contra el comando de la PolicĆa Norte de Santander, en CĆŗcuta.
Los hechos ocurrieron en la madrugada de este sĆ”bado cuando fueron activadas varias cargasā¦ pic.twitter.com/CjpANSGbVc
ā Metropolitano Noticias (@metropolitano_X) August 1, 2026
š“Un atentado con explosivos se registrĆ³ en la madrugada de este sĆ”bado 1 de agosto en inmediaciones del comando del Departamento de PolicĆa de Norte de Santander, en CĆŗcuta.
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ā EL TIEMPO (@ELTIEMPO) August 1, 2026
De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer known as “El Tigre,” has pledged to intensify operations against guerrillas and drug-trafficking organizations, abandon the socialists’ peace negotiations, and pursue deeper military cooperation with the US.
Around 11,000 soldiers and police officers are expected to secure the inauguration through coordinated land, air, and maritime operations. De la Espriella has repeatedly warned of an alleged plot to assassinate him by left-wing groups.
El Tigre’s rise to power comes amid a once-in-a-generation shift from nation-killing left-wing regimes across the Americas to right-wing governments closely aligned with the Trump administration. The State Department has pursued this strategy to secure the West, ensure countries align with the US, not China or Russia, and promote open and free markets over broken Marxist ones.
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“For the first time in 15ā20 years, the overwhelming majority of the countries in the Western Hemisphere are now led by pro-American leaders and governments since @POTUS was elected president,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Friday with President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 08/02/2026 – 13:18
