Colombia offers record bounty for man accused of ordering bomb attack

World Colombia offers record bounty for man accused of ordering bomb attack that killed 21 By Frank Andrews Frank Andrews Journalist Frank Andrews is a CBS News journalist based in London. Read Full Bio Frank Andrews April 28, 2026 / 9:41 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Colombia is offering a record 1.4 million U.S. dollars reward for information leading to the arrest of the man accused of ordering an attack that killed 21 people Saturday and wounded dozens more.The country's defense minister, Pedro Sanchez, said Iván Jacob Idrobo Arredondo, also known as "Marlon," was behind the bombing of a motorway in the Cauca region, in the country's southwest, as well as several other nearby attacks. The explosion Saturday killed at least 15 women on the busy motorway, according to the governor of Cauca, Octavio Guzmán, leaving behind the twisted metal debris of multiple vehicles by a 650-foot crater in the road. Red Cross workers operate at the site of an explosion as people look on after a bomb attack at El Tunel, on the Popayan-Cali road, in Cajibio, Cauca department, Colombia, on April 25, 2026. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO /AFP via Getty Images Guzmán said the bombing was the "most brutal and ruthless attack [in the region] against the civilian population in decades."In a video on Sanchez's Facebook page, in which the defense minister looked down on the site of the attack from a helicopter, he described Marlon as "demented" and "a terrorist" who killed "humble people who were only seeking the best."He added they would do "everything necessary" so "this doesn't happen again."The bomb was detonated after attackers blocked traffic with a bus and another vehicle, the head of the country's armed forces, Hugo López, said in a press conference Saturday. The country's president, Gustavo Petro, described the attackers as "terrorists" and "fascists" in a post on X, adding, "I want our very best soldiers to confront them." Relatives mourn by...