{"id":38189,"date":"2025-07-14T11:52:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/bomb-sniffing-dog-loses-leg-in-explosion-hailed-as-hero-for-saving-dozens-of-lives-in-colombia\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T11:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:52:23","slug":"bomb-sniffing-dog-loses-leg-in-explosion-hailed-as-hero-for-saving-dozens-of-lives-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/bomb-sniffing-dog-loses-leg-in-explosion-hailed-as-hero-for-saving-dozens-of-lives-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb-sniffing dog loses leg in explosion, hailed as hero for saving dozens of lives in Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A military dog is being hailed as a hero in Colombia after detecting a bomb planted by guerrilla fighters that exploded during a military operation, authorities said, adding that the wounded canine&#8217;s actions saved the lives of dozens of soldiers and civilians. The incident was announced just two days after a bomb strapped to a donkey exploded in the same area, killing one soldier and wounding two others.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-explosive canine, named Sanson, was helping troops conduct a reconnaissance operation in Antioquia, a mountainous region in northwest Colombia, when the bomb exploded, the army said Friday in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/COL_EJERCITO\/status\/1944088617103851837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">social media post<\/a>. Authorities said the bomb had been planted on a &#8220;community-used path&#8221; by the National Liberation Army, known by its Spanish language acronym ELN.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With one of his legs shattered by the blast, Sanson was able to drag himself to his handler, soldier Carlos Eduardo Bele\u00f1o, authorities said.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/14\/faf62f43-86b0-4cdd-9d63-ecdb37b3fac3\/thumbnail\/620x411\/c7322d68db2f82b1efb411f8335db6bc\/sanson-injured-gvq7ygexeaaxt7g.jpg#\" alt=\"sanson-injured-gvq7ygexeaaxt7g.jpg \" height=\"411\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/14\/faf62f43-86b0-4cdd-9d63-ecdb37b3fac3\/thumbnail\/620x411\/c7322d68db2f82b1efb411f8335db6bc\/sanson-injured-gvq7ygexeaaxt7g.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/14\/faf62f43-86b0-4cdd-9d63-ecdb37b3fac3\/thumbnail\/1240x822\/60f87fb938d883a36aee3523ab663432\/sanson-injured-gvq7ygexeaaxt7g.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The anti-explosive canine, named Sanson, lost a leg in the explosion, Colombia&#8217;s army said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Colombia Army<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Our #FourLeggedHero lost one of his limbs but saved the lives of 36 soldiers and hundreds of residents of the La Raya hamlet in Yond\u00f3 #Antioquia, who pass through this area daily,&#8221; the Second Division of the National Army said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ejercito_Div2\/status\/1944038252203147410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">separate social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Sanson is now recovering after surgery, and his leg had to be amputated. A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/COL_EJERCITO\/status\/1944088617103851837\/video\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video released by the army<\/a> shows the dog being treated for his injuries after the explosion and later being examined at an animal hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He will no longer be able to serve, but his legacy will live on in every soldier he bravely protected,&#8221; the army said.<\/p>\n<p>The Colombian military blamed the explosion on ELN, a group of roughly 6,000 fighters that is fighting Colombia&#8217;s government. Peace talks with the group &#8212; which the U.S. has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/R48287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">designated<\/a>\u00a0as a foreign terrorist organization &#8212; were suspended in January, when the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kidnapped-colombia-peace-talks-fail-rebel-national-liberation-army\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ELN was blamed<\/a><\/span> for dozens of deaths in raids near the border with Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the attack targeting soldiers violated international humanitarian law and put the &#8220;entire civilian population at risk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/14\/ce1a67a9-f78e-40c9-88fa-be8ae764e44c\/thumbnail\/620x466g6\/0eeba22bb99ffc16bfe3c43d63d95ea8\/sanson-gvq7upoxwaaxrla.jpg#\" alt=\"sanson-gvq7upoxwaaxrla.jpg \" height=\"466\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/14\/ce1a67a9-f78e-40c9-88fa-be8ae764e44c\/thumbnail\/620x466g6\/0eeba22bb99ffc16bfe3c43d63d95ea8\/sanson-gvq7upoxwaaxrla.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/14\/ce1a67a9-f78e-40c9-88fa-be8ae764e44c\/thumbnail\/1240x932g6\/d5914c8b74ee9034b4abe431471b0ed6\/sanson-gvq7upoxwaaxrla.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The anti-explosive canine, named Sanson, lost a leg in the explosion, Colombia&#8217;s army said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Colombia Army<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News of the explosion came just days after a bomb <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bomb-donkey-explodes-kills-soldier-colombia\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">attached to a donkey<\/a><\/span> exploded in the same region of Colombia, killing one soldier and wounding two others. ELN was also blamed for that attack.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month in Italy, a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/police-dog-bruno-killed-food-laced-nails-italy\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">heroic sniffer dog<\/a><\/span> who helped find nine missing people during his career was killed by food laced with nails, sparking national outrage and a police investigation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/stephen-smith\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Stephen  Smith<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. 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