An explosion caused by a truck left outside a police base in Cucuta, northern Colombia, occurs early Saturday, injuring 11 police officers and killing a police dog. The blast damages the building, including its roofing and windows, according to reports describing the impact of the pre-dawn detonation. Colombia’s government attributes the attack to the country’s largest remaining rebel group, saying the incident is part of the violence tied to the border region’s illicit economies. Cucuta, located along the Colombia–Venezuela border, has long been a contested area where rebel groups and drug trafficking organizations compete for control of smuggling routes. Colombia’s police director, General William Rincon, states that the explosive device was brought or positioned via a truck left outside the base. Authorities are investigating the incident and assessing the extent of the damage and the circumstances leading to the truck’s placement. The reports focus on the casualties among officers and the destruction at the facility, with no additional confirmed information about suspects or motives beyond the government’s attribution to rebel forces.