New Delhi, March 19 -- Ecuador's president on Tuesday rejected allegations that his country is bombing targets in neighboring Colombia as tensions escalate between the two South American nations.

President Daniel Noboa said on X that his government "is fighting narco terrorism in all its forms" and "bombing places that serve as hideouts for those groups, of which many are Colombian," but only within Ecuadorian territory.

Noboa was responding to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who on Monday accused Ecuador of bombing targets on Colombia's side of the border. He said a bomb had been found by Colombian officials, but provided no evidence to back up his claim, adding that he asked U.S. President Donald Trump to call Noboa and persuade hi...