Authorities in the department of Norte de Santander offered a reward of 50 million pesos to obtain information leading to the identification of the perpetrators of a car bombing. ^[1] The car bombing targeted the police station in the municipality of Los Patios and resulted in one death, seven injured police officers, and eight injured civilians. ^[2] President Abelardo de la Espriella announced the convening of a Security Council in response to a car bomb attack on the police station in Los Patios, Norte de Santander. ^[3] A car bomb attack occurred on the night of August 31, 2026, against the police station in Los Patios, Cúcuta, leaving one person dead and 11 others injured. ^[4] President Abelardo de la Espriella announced on September 1, 2026, that he would personally lead a special security council meeting in Cúcuta to address the recent terrorist attack. ^[5] A car bomb detonated at 23:15 on Monday in Los Patios, a municipality in the Norte de Santander department near the Venezuelan border, killing one person and injuring eleven others. ^[6] Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella promised on Tuesday to pursue terrorists with an 'iron fist' after a car bomb attack in Los Patios left at least one dead and eleven injured. ^[7] Mayor Alexis Allende Valencia Liscano confirmed that two police officers were among the injured, with one losing a leg and the other remaining in critical condition. ^[8] On September 1, 2026, the Mayor of Bucaramanga, Cristian Fernando Portilla Pérez, announced strengthened security measures following a terrorist car bomb attack in Los Patios, Norte de Santander. ^[9] President Abelardo De la Espriella declared that the association between public officials and criminal organizations is over and that any official aligning with bandits will be made to pay with total decision. ^[10] President Abelardo De la Espriella stated during a security council meeting in Cúcuta on September 1, 2026, that his administration will combat violence and liberate every department from armed groups. ^[11] President Abelardo De la Espriella convened a security council in Cúcuta accompanied by military leadership and local authorities following a terrorist attack. ^[12]