Colombia, Ecuador clash over bombBORDER INCIDENT: Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that the bomb was ‘maybe dropped’ unintentionally and landed 100m from the home of a poor familyAFP, BOGOTAThe leaders of Colombia and Ecuador on Tuesday sparred over allegations that the Ecuadoran bombing of suspected criminal hideouts near their shared border had spilled into Colombian territory. On Tuesday, Petro posted on X a photograph of an unexploded “bomb” that he said had fallen on the border between Colombia and Ecuador. A bomb is pictured in Vereda El Amarradero, Colombia, on Tuesday. A Colombian armed forces spokesperson told reporters that bomb disposal teams successfully deactivated the device on Tuesday night. Colombia and Ecuador share a 586km border, along which Colombian guerrilla groups and criminal organizations from both countries operate.

Source: Taipei Times March 18, 2026 17:31 UTC