Afghanistan, Aug. 22 -- A car bomb in Cali and a military helicopter crash in Antioquia killed 17 people. President Petro blamed FARC splinter groups for the attacks.
According to media reports, two separate incidents in Colombia have left 17 people dead: a car bomb explosion in Cali and a military helicopter crash in Antioquia.
Sky News reported that the car bomb detonated near a military aviation school in the southwestern city of Cali on August 22, killing five people and injuring 30 others.
In a separate incident, 12 soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed in Antioquia, northern Colombia. Reports suggest the troops were on a mission to destroy coca fields, the raw material used to produce cocaine.
Local officials, includi...