The tough-talking hard-right leader took office on Friday in the southwestern city of Cali after campaigning on confronting “narcoterrorism without truce” and halting peace talks with armed groups. De la Espriella condemned the attack in a post on X, writing that “attacking the country’s infrastructure is attacking progress.” Authorities there have not yet identified suspects, but De la Espriella said whoever carried out the attack “will not go unpunished.” He takes office as Colombia endures what officials describe as the country’s worst wave of violence in the past decade. Ten years after the landmark peace accords, parts of Colombia remain under the sway of dissident armed groups tied to global cocaine production.