Presidential Security Breach: Gustavo Petro’s Flight Diverted Amidst Growing Threats

Last week, the presidential plane carrying Colombia's President Gustavo Petro from Sevilla, Spain, back to Bogotá was forced to divert mid-route after intelligence detected suspicious tracking activities near the Canary Islands. This incident starkly exposes the escalating threats facing the nation's highest office and underscores broader security failures under Petro’s administration.According to Colombia’s Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez, President Petro—who holds the dual roles of head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces—is a prime military target, making such threats unsurprising but nonetheless deeply concerning. The presidential aircraft was redirected to Pereira, Risaralda department instead of landing directly in Bogotá...