# Colombian intelligence names two ELN leaders behind Cúcuta car bomb attack

Colombian military intelligence suspects ELN members alias David and alias Nay of planning a taxi bomb attack on a police station in Los Patios, Cúcuta.

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Colombian military intelligence suspects two ELN members, alias David and alias Nay or 'Nike', of planning and executing the taxi bomb attack on the police station in Los Patios, in the Cúcuta metropolitan area, which killed one civilian and wounded 11 people, according to information known to authorities. [^1]

A car bomb attack on the Los Patios Police Station in the metropolitan area of Cúcuta, Colombia, left one civilian dead and eleven people injured, including two police officers. [^2]

On 2026-09-01, Major General Alarcón blamed the Eln's Urban War Front 'Carlos Germán Velasco' for the car bomb attack on the Los Patios Police Station. [^3]

Authorities attribute the attack to the ELN's 'Carlos Germán Velasco' urban war front, which, according to intelligence, maintains the capacity to carry out terrorist actions in urban areas of Norte de Santander. [^4]

The taxi bomb attack on the police station in Los Patios occurred after 11 p.m., and the explosion caused a fire that affected homes, businesses and vehicles and interrupted the electricity service. [^5]

El Tiempo reported on 2026-09-01 that the vehicle used in the attack had been parked in the area for five days and may have been prepared on the Venezuelan side before being moved to Los Patios. [^6]

Investigators point to alias 'el Rolo', an articulator of the Eln's Urban War Front who receives direct orders from Luz Amanda Pallares Pallares (known as 'Silvana Guerrero'), a leader of the terrorist group in the region, according to intelligence records. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Colombian military intelligence suspects two ELN members, alias David and alias Nay or 'Nike', of planning and executing the taxi bomb attack on the police station in Los Patios, in the Cúcuta metropolitan area, which killed one civilian and wounded 11 people, according to information known to authorities. (La Opinión, News)
2. A car bomb attack on the Los Patios Police Station in the metropolitan area of Cúcuta, Colombia, left one civilian dead and eleven people injured, including two police officers. (El Tiempo, News)
3. On 2026-09-01, Major General Alarcón blamed the Eln's Urban War Front 'Carlos Germán Velasco' for the car bomb attack on the Los Patios Police Station. (El Tiempo, News)
4. Authorities attribute the attack to the ELN's 'Carlos Germán Velasco' urban war front, which, according to intelligence, maintains the capacity to carry out terrorist actions in urban areas of Norte de Santander. (La Opinión, News)
5. The taxi bomb attack on the police station in Los Patios occurred after 11 p.m., and the explosion caused a fire that affected homes, businesses and vehicles and interrupted the electricity service. (La Opinión, News)
6. El Tiempo reported on 2026-09-01 that the vehicle used in the attack had been parked in the area for five days and may have been prepared on the Venezuelan side before being moved to Los Patios. (El Tiempo, News)
7. Investigators point to alias 'el Rolo', an articulator of the Eln's Urban War Front who receives direct orders from Luz Amanda Pallares Pallares (known as 'Silvana Guerrero'), a leader of the terrorist group in the region, according to intelligence records. (El Tiempo, News)

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