{"id":2142,"date":"2026-08-06T02:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2026-08-06T02:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:30:06","slug":"colombia-minister-warns-of-terrorism-threat-at-presidential-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2142","title":{"rendered":"Colombia minister warns of \u2018terrorism\u2019 threat at presidential inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (2 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"byline byline--no-avatars\">\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>AFP<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Colombia\u2019s outgoing defence minister has warned of a heightened risk of \u201cterrorism\u201d ahead of Friday\u2019s inauguration of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Defence Pedro Sanchez told radio station La FM on Wednesday that authorities were tracking a \u201cthreat\u201d against Friday\u2019s proceedings. \u201cMost likely, these criminals would attempt to disrupt this democratic event with acts of terrorism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 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One briefly flew too close to passenger jet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The handover of the presidency will take place in the region of Cali in Colombia\u2019s southwest, which has recently seen a series of militia attacks.<\/p>\n<p>De la Espriella, 48, who narrowly won the June presidential run-off, had asked Congress to move the event from the capital, Bogota, to the country\u2019s third-largest city despite its proximity to areas under the control of rebel groups.<\/p>\n<p>Several foreign leaders, including the presidents of Argentina, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador, along with Spain\u2019s King Felipe VI, are expected to attend the inauguration ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>To secure the event, Colombia\u2019s military is deploying roughly 11,000 troops and has imposed a no-fly zone on drones over Cali and its surroundings. Rebel fighters have previously used drones to drop explosives.<\/p>\n<p>In the department of Cauca, near Cali, a dissident faction of the FARC armed group operates under the command of Ivan Mordisco, the alias of Colombia\u2019s most wanted rebel leader.<\/p>\n<p>The hard-right de la Espriella campaigned on dismantling outgoing President Gustavo Petro\u2019s \u201cTotal Peace\u201d negotiation strategy with armed groups.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Petro has disputed the election result and said he will not attend Friday\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Colombian soldiers search a man before the upcoming presidential inauguration of Colombia&#8217;s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, in Cali, Colombia, on August 4, 2026 [AFP] By AFP Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026 Colombia\u2019s outgoing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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