A source from the forensic authority reported on Monday that four minors died in the first airstrikes ordered by the new right-wing government of Abelardo de la Espriella in areas controlled by guerrillas. ^[1] Two teenagers aged 15 and two aged 16 were killed in aerial attacks in the Amazon and on the border with Venezuela where armed groups dispute rents from drug trafficking, illegal mining, and extortion. ^[2] A car bomb was detonated late Monday night at the police station in Los Patios, a municipality in the Colombian department of Norte de Santander. ^[3] A car bomb exploded at the police station in Los Patios, Norte de Santander, Colombia, leaving one person dead and eleven others injured, according to authorities. ^[4] A car bomb exploded against a police station in Los Patios, a municipality on the border with Venezuela, killing at least one person and injuring eleven others. ^[5] Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella promised to pursue terrorists with an 'iron fist' to capture them, dismantle their structures, and restore tranquility to communities after a car bomb attack. ^[6] A terrorist bombing occurred in the municipality of Los Patios in Norte de Santander on the night of August 31, resulting in one death and several injuries. ^[7] Since being sworn in on August 7, the airstrikes ordered by De la Espriella have left at least 26 dead in the worst wave of violence in the last decade. ^[8] The Public Defender's Office recorded 428 cases of minor recruitment by armed groups last year, and 97 cases by July 31 of this year. ^[9] The blast wave caused damage to several commercial establishments and homes located on the main avenue of Los Patios, a municipality near Cúcuta. ^[10] The explosion left an undefined number of people injured and set the police station on fire. ^[11] Authorities reported the death of one citizen and injuries to nine civilians, while two uniformed officers were also wounded. ^[12]