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Patricia Laya

Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News

Andes Bureau Chief covering Venezuela and Colombia for @Bloomberg | 2022 Harvard @NiemanFdn fellow | Previously in Mexico/Madrid/DC [email protected]

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  • 2 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Patricia Laya |Andreína Itriago

    A wave of terror attacks across Colombia is stirring fears of regression to the dark days of the 1990s, when cocaine cartels and guerrillas made the Andean nation the most violent on Earth. Kidnappings for ransom have more than doubled so far this year, killings of members of the armed forces have increased by 195%, and drug-trafficking groups once confined to remote mountains and jungles are infiltrating formerly safe areas, shaking down business owners and spreading fear.

  • 2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Patricia Laya |Andreína Itriago

    A wave of terror attacks across Colombia is stirring fears of regression to the dark days of the 1990s, when cocaine cartels and guerrillas made the Andean nation the most violent on Earth. Kidnappings for ransom have more than doubled so far this year, killings of members of the armed forces have increased by 195%, and drug-trafficking groups once confined to remote mountains and jungles are infiltrating formerly safe areas, shaking down business owners and spreading fear.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com | Patricia Laya |Andreína Itriago

    Bloomberg — Una ola de atentados terroristas en Colombia ha reavivado el temor a un retorno a los oscuros años 90, cuando los cárteles de la cocaína y las guerrillas convirtieron al país andino en uno de los más violentos del mundo.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Patricia Laya |Andreína Itriago

    A police officer stands guard at the site where a bus exploded in front of a police station in Villa Rica, Cauca department, Colombia, on June 10. (Bloomberg) -- A wave of terror attacks across Colombia is stirring fears of regression to the dark days of the 1990s, when cocaine cartels and guerrillas made the Andean nation the most violent on Earth.

  • 2 weeks ago | leadertelegram.com | Patricia Laya |Andreína Itriago

    A wave of terror attacks across Colombia is stirring fears of regression to the dark days of the 1990s, when cocaine cartels and guerrillas made the Andean nation the most violent on Earth. Kidnappings for ransom have more than doubled so far this year, killings of members of the armed forces have increased by 195%, and drug-trafficking groups once confined to remote mountains and jungles are infiltrating formerly safe areas, shaking down business owners and spreading fear.

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24 May 25

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21 May 25

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