19 dead, 38 wounded in the attack – Screengrab Social Media/TelegramDeadly cartels show their hand to weak-on-crime Gustavo Petro.As we approach the May elections in Colombia, the pressure from FARC narcoterrorists is being felt with a highway massacre.A reported bomb attack on a highway in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 19 people, with the authorities blaming a drug lord for the attack.The massive explosion took place on the Pan-American Highway in the Cauca province.10 KILLED, 17 injured as BOMB EXPLODES on Colombia bus mid-road pic.twitter.com/wEpifgTQNO— RT (@RT_com) April 25, 2026 A highway bomb attack in a restive region of southwestern Colombia killed 14 people and injured at least 38 on Saturday, the latest spate of violence ahead of next month’s presidential election https://t.co/gUMfpXnDzA pic.twitter.com/Q8WW7E4cSf— AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 26, 2026Deutsche Welle reported:“At least 38 people — including five children — were injured in the attack on Saturday, which comes a month before the country’s presidential election.[…] According to local media reports, an explosive cylinder fell onto a minibus and detonated.”A bomb-laden bus has exploded, killing at least 14 people on Colombia’s Pan-American Highway to Venezuela. The country’s president says a dissident FARC leader, known as Marlon, is responsible. pic.twitter.com/AWkOtuBDjV— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) April 26, 2026Governor Octavio Guzman said the ‘tragedy’ is part of a ‘terrorist escalation’.“Visuals shared by Guzman on X showed extensive damage to a number of vehicles. Some cars had been overturned because of the force of the blast. Another image showed a large crater etched into the highway, following the attack.President Gustavo Petro blamed the attack on Ivan Mordisco — one of Colombia’s most wanted criminals — whom the leftist leader has compared to the late drug lord Pablo Escobar. He called those responsible ‘terrorists, fascists and drug traffickers’.”Terrorist attack on the Pan-American Highway in Colombia: at least 14 dead, more than 20 injuredAn explosive device detonated above a passenger bus, damaging several vehicles on one of the country’s key transport routes.Cauca Governor Octavio Guzmán said the attack poses a… pic.twitter.com/k49ietpM3R— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 26, 2026Read more:SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS: Ecuador’s Noboa Says US Troops Are Welcome To Help Fight Drug Cartels (VIDEO)/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i