Bomb Explosion Hits Colombian City a Day After Double Massacre

Law enforcement officers carry debris from the site of a bomb explosion in Cali, Colombia, on Aug. 21.Photographer: Iusef Samir Rojas/AFP/Getty Images

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By Matthew Bristow

August 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM EDT

Updated on

August 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM EDT

A bomb exploded in a southern Colombia city in the early hours of Friday, extending a wave of terrorism that saw a police helicopter downed and an attack on an air force base.

The device was left in a bin in Florencia in Caqueta province, local police chief Colonel César Pinzón told Blu Radio. No one was killed in the blast, which damaged a row of stores.