HORROR IN LETICIA
August 12, 2026
This afternoon while on his way to Leticia airport President Dias' car was struck by a van at high speed, which then exploded into a fireball visible from blocks away. Statements from the Leticia Police Department have stated that the attack occurred while the president was traveling through an intersection. The van had smashed through the roadblock blocking the intersection before igniting a car bomb made of ANFO explosive. Dias and his chauffeur, as well as five escorting police officers and the bomber were all killed, and their bodies could not be clearly distinguished from each other after the event. The driver of the van that struck Dias believed to have been Tomas Flores, a miner associated with the "Christian People's Front" organization. However, when reached for comment the CPF has strongly rejected responsibility for the attack. The devastating attack has led to make reporters asking how the National Security Service failed to prevent the attack, and has placed its competence into question.
Director Alessandri of the NSS attributed the success of the attack to a major intelligence failure. While NSS agents had been monitoring Flores for weeks due to his association with the CPF, the night before the attack Flores was able to escape the surveilance NSS. He switched his clothing with another member of the CPF with a similar build and height. They had also switched their phones, as well as their home and car keys. The switch meant that the NSS agents assigned to monitor Flores followed the wrong man the night before the attack. By morning they had realized their mistake. But by that point it was too late, and they had lost track of Flores. Additionally, the NSS has also released a note mail by Flores two weeks before the attack, which provides clues to why Dias may have been targeted in particular. Dias was an avowed atheist, and in the past he had publicly criticized the "nonsensical theocratic tendencies" of various Christian groups. Flores' letter had referred to Dias as a Satanist, indicating that the attack had been carried out for religious regions.
As Dias' running mate, now-President Fujimori is expected to complete the remainder of Dias' term, though if he governs as Dias would have is an open question. Dias had chosen Fujimori as his running mate in a bid to widen his base of appeal. Fujimori, known (sometimes affectionately) as "El Chino," has large support in his home state of Andea. But he's not as well known in Orostan and is largely overshadowed in name recognition and support by Dias in major Orostani cities. Just coming into office, one of Fujimori's principle tasks will be to deal with the growing Zackarothian Flu outbreak. Fujimori has intensified the quarantine efforts of Dias, and in his first presidential order has ordered the entirety of the Amazonas Province to be placed under strict quarantine. Many have critiqued this move, calling the move an "exaggeration" for a viral outbreak with only several hundred cases.
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