# Car bomb destroys Colombia highway toll booth a day after new president sworn in

https://mins.news/en/item/17265

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-09 04:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/9/08-09-2026-colombia-car-bomb-sv-mp4?traffic_source=rss

> A car bomb destroyed a toll booth on a highway in Colombia. The blast came one day after Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as the country’s president. The report identifies the damaged site as a highway toll facility, but gives no details about who carried out the attack or why. No further impact is described.

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