TRIPwire, 19 May 2023
On 17 May 2023, judicial police and an intelligence unit responded to Higabra, a village in the Municipality of Buritica, in western Antioquia, after an IED described as a “cylinder bomb” functioned in a gold mine tunnel, killing a miner and a security guard, and injuring 14 others, including four security guards. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the incident remains under investigation.

TRIPwire, 18 May 2023

TRIPwire, 18 May 2023

TRIPwire, 17 May 2023
On 16 May 2023, at approximately 1730 hours local time, local police responded after explosives functioned by a public bench near a children’s playground in the town of Orio, killing a man and a woman. No further details about the explosives have been released. A bomb squad and Basque police force responded to assist. According to media reporting, a preliminary investigation indicates that the explosives were concealed in a package held by one of the victims. No other injuries or damage was reported. The incident remains under investigation.

TRIPwire, 17 May 2023
On 17 May 2023, at approximately 0300 hours local time, unknown suspects used explosives to attack a bank ATM at a residential and commercial building in Otzenhausen, before fleeing the scene. The explosion destroyed the ATM and damaged two vending machines, but no injuries were reported. No further details on the explosives have been released, and it is unclear whether any money was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.