Colombia's New Leader Off to a Rocky Start: Car Bomb Rocks Highway. Just hours after President Abelardo de la Espriella took office, a devastating car bomb exploded at a toll booth on a busy highway, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The blast, which occurred on the first day of de la Espriella's presidency, has raised concerns about the country's ongoing security challenges and the ability of the new administration to tackle them. The attack has also sparked fears of a resurgence in violence, which had been declining in recent years under the previous government.
A car bomb destroyed a toll booth on a highway in Colombia a day after President Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in.
