Colombian military neutralizes five terrorists accused in bus bombing that killed 20, injured 45 civilians

Colombian subject forces announced connected Wednesday they successfully neutralized 5 members of the militant radical liable for a devastating autobus bombing that killed 20 civilians and near 45 others injured.

In a connection from the Military Forces of Colombia, officials said the neutralized suspects were members of the "Estructura Jaime Martínez," an organized equipped group.

In summation to planting the explosives successful the municipality of Cajibío, authorities assertion the group's transgression activities included stealing vehicles on the Pan-American Highway and indiscriminately deploying drones loaded with explosives.

Officials shared a video showing what appeared to beryllium assorted weapons laid retired connected a table. (@FuerzasMilCol/X)

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A video shared on with the connection appeared to amusement assemblage bags laid retired successful beforehand of a subject chopper and galore seized weapons.

The subject retaliation followed an April 26 panic attack, erstwhile an explosive instrumentality detonated connected a rider autobus traveling on the Pan-American Highway successful the volatile Cauca region. 

The blast killed 15 women and 5 men, according to a study from The Associated Press.

Colombian troops neutralized 5 suspected members of the residual organized equipped radical Estructura Jaime Martínez. (@FuerzasMilCol/X)

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While archetypal section reports said 36 radical were injured, including respective children, the Colombian military's caller update noted that 45 civilians were wounded successful the explosion.

Gen. Hugo López, commandant of Colombia's equipped forces, rapidly condemned the autobus bombing arsenic a "terrorist act."

He attributed the onslaught to dissident factions of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), specifically pointing to the Jaime Martínez faction and the web of "Iván Mordisco," 1 of the country's astir wanted figures.

The U.N. precocious commissioner for quality rights antecedently urged authorities to "guarantee justness for the victims."

Officials said the suspects were accused of sidesplitting 20 radical and injuring dozens much successful an April panic attack. (@FuerzasMilCol/X)

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Southwestern Colombia has go a battleground for amerciable equipped groups vying for power implicit coca leafage cultivation areas and important cause trafficking routes starring to Central America and Europe.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.