Car Bomb Hits Toll Plaza in Cauca a Day After Inauguration

A car bomb exploded at a toll plaza on the Pan-American Highway in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca department, one day after de la Espriella's inauguration. A vehicle was left abandoned by an individual who fled on a motorcycle before it detonated; two security guards suffered minor injuries. The Colombian military attributed the attack to FARC dissident factions — the Estado Mayor Central and Segunda Marquetalia. President de la Espriella responded by pledging a stern security response, saying 'the time for restoring order has begun,' underscoring the security challenge facing his new hard-line administration in its first full day.