Colombia Accuses Ecuador of Border Bombings, Denied by Noboa

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused Ecuador on Monday of conducting bombings in Colombian territory near their shared border, a claim that Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa firmly denied the following day, intensifying diplomatic tensions between the two nations.

Petro, speaking during a televised Cabinet meeting, stated that Ecuadorian forces were responsible for explosions that left 27 charred bodies in the border area. He further announced the discovery of an active explosive device near the frontier, which Colombian officials believe may have been dropped from an aircraft. "We are being bombed from Ecuador, and it's not rebel groups who are doing it," Petro said. He emphasized that the bombings were not ordered by Colombian security forces and called for an investigation into the incidents. Petro also revealed that he had requested U.S. President Donald Trump to intervene by contacting Noboa to halt any operations encroaching on Colombian soil, adding, "I asked Trump to act and call the president of Ecuador because we do not want to go to war."

Noboa responded swiftly on X, formerly Twitter, rejecting the allegations. "President Petro, your declarations are false. We...