Petro Accuses Ecuador of Bombing, Noboa Denies Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that 27 charred bodies were found after Ecuador targeted sites on the border. Petro claimed his country was bombed from Ecuador, not by rebel groups, and that Colombian security forces did not carry out bombardments. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa denied Petro’s claims, asserting that Ecuador acted within its own territory and only targeted sites suspected of harboring drug traffickers.

• Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the discovery of 27 charred bodies following alleged Ecuadorian attacks on the border.
• Petro denied that Colombian security forces conducted any bombings.
• Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa refuted Petro’s statements, stating that Ecuador’s actions were on its own territory targeting suspected drug traffickers.