An Unexploded Bomb Near the Colombia-Ecuador Border Leads to a Diplomatic Clash

Scritto il 18/03/2026
da Luis Ferré-Sadurní, John Ismay and Federico Rios

The Times photographed an unexploded munition in southern Colombia, near the Ecuadorean border. A high-stakes feud between both countries quickly ensued.The remnants of a 500‑pound undetonated bomb dropped by the Ecuadorian army that fell on a coca crop in Colombia.