Colombian President Petro Seeks FBI and CIA Help After Bomb and Drone Attack Kills Seven, Targets Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay

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Updated Jun 13, 2025, 01:31 PM

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has formally requested assistance from the United States, specifically the FBI and CIA, to investigate the attack on Senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay. The attack, which involved bombings using car bombs, motorcycle bombs, and drones loaded with explosives, took place in southwest Colombia and resulted in at least seven fatalities, including civilians and police officers. Following the incident, President Petro ordered increased security measures for political figures and their families. Colombian authorities have expressed confidence in their capacity to investigate the attack, but Petro indicated that there is a hypothesis involving international mafias as the intellectual authors behind the crime, prompting the call for U.S.

investigative support. The Colombian Foreign Ministry also responded to U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s comments on the attack, rejecting his remarks concerning President Petro.

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📢 The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, reported that in the attack against Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay there is a hypothesis that has to do with international mafias and that he will ask for help from the FBI and the CIA to investigate who was the mastermind.

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Colombian Foreign Ministry responds to Marco Rubio about his position in the face of the attack suffered by Miguel Uribe: “we do not accept your comments regarding President Petro”