Social leaders defy violence in Colombia's border town of Saravena | Main | Spanish edition

On January 19, a car bomb exploded a few meters from a building in the city of Saravena, in the Colombian municipality of Arauca, where some 60 community leaders had gathered.

The activists survived the bombing because hours before the attack, they had erected makeshift barricades with plastic barrels they filled with stones as FARC dissidents, with Antonio Medina at the helm, were attempting on assassinating them.

The attack claimed one life, Simeón Delgado, who was a security guard at the Colombian Agricultural Institute headquarters where the van exploded causing extensive damage to several buildings, including the Héctor Alirio Martínez building which is used by community-led organizations and was the target of the attack.

With a full squad, Reinaldo Rueda prepares for Colombia's match against Peru | Sports Social Networks

With the 28 players he called up, the Colombia coach, Reinaldo Rueda, prepares for the vital match in which his team will host Peru on Friday at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla for matchday 15 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Qualifiers .

On Monday night, the eight players that were missing to complete the call arrived, in which Falcao García and James Rodríguez stand out, as well as the Granada striker from Spain Luis Javier Suárez, who was called up at the last minute after midfielder Jefferson Lerma tested positive for covid-19.