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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026) that bombings which took spot connected the borderline with Ecuador person left 27 charred bodies, arsenic his Ecuadorean counterpart, Daniel Noboa, said his state was carrying retired bombings successful its ain territory against drug traffickers.
“I didn’t springiness that order,” Mr. Petro said connected X, adding that the bombings were not carried retired by Colombian information forces. “President Petro, your declarations are false, we are acting successful our territory, not yours,” Mr. Noboa posted connected X earlier connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026), aft Mr. Petro suggested in comments connected Monday (March 16, 2026) nighttime that Ecuador had deployed the bombs successful Colombian territory.
Mr. Noboa said the bombed locations served arsenic hideouts for groups linked to narco-terrorism, most of them Colombians. “We volition proceed to cleanable up and rebuild Ecuador,” helium added.
His authorities launched operations connected Sunday (March 15, 2026) nighttime against transgression gangs nationwide, but has not reported connected the advancement of subject operations at the border.
Ecuador has stated that its anti-drug trafficking operations are being carried retired with the support of allied countries, including the United States.
The Ecuadorean authorities did not instantly respond to a petition for remark regarding the charred bodies.
