Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, takes office amid violence after two separate bombing attacks on his first day. Reporting across outlets says the explosions occur in different parts of the country and leave at least one police officer dead, with several others wounded.
Sources describe the attacks as immediately shaping the early hours of the presidency. SBS and RTE note that de la Espriella responds with vows to pursue an anti-terror crackdown. Jowhar also places the inauguration on Friday in the southwestern city of Cali, portraying the bombings as occurring during a transition from campaigning to governing.
While outlets differ slightly in emphasis—SBS highlights the president’s pledged crackdown, and Jowhar adds details about his political positioning and inauguration location—all agree on the basic timeline: two bombings occur across Colombia on the day he begins his term, and they affect police, prompting a security-focused response from the new administration.
