### [2026-04-28](/feed/2026/04/28/index.md)

##### Colombian conflict
# Colombian police arrest José Vitonco, an alleged guerrilla leader linked to FARC dissident leader Iván Mordisco, in connection with a deadly highway bombing in Cauca Department. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via RTHK](https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1852816-20260429.htm)

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