{
  "id": 6940430,
  "title": "Cali’s Mayor Survived 9/11 Thanks to a Subway Delay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/calis-mayor-survived-9-11-thanks-to-a-subway-delay",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T14:57:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/09/12/cali-mayor-survived-9-11/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Alejandro Eder, the current mayor of Cali, reflected on the narrow escape he experienced that fateful day. At just 25 years old, Eder was working in investment banking in New York when he boarded the subway, intending to arrive at his office near the Twin Towers. However, a brief subway delay redirected his path, ultimately saving his life. Eder was traveling to present a memorandum to a Spanish client at 130 Liberty Street, an address located directly across from the South Tower. As the planes struck the Twin Towers, Eder was still on his train, a mere block away from the scene of the disaster. Despite the chaos and tragedy unfolding around him, Eder managed to escape the building just as it collapsed. His life was forever changed by the events of that day, leading him to resign from his banking job and return to Colombia, where he later entered politics and became the mayor of his hometown.",
  "summary": "Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001, attacks, Alejandro Eder’s story still has a detail that is difficult to explain as a mere coincidence. The current mayor of Cali was 25 years old at the time, working in investment banking in New York, and that morning he was supposed to arrive at an office located […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Alejandro Eder, then 25, was in New York on 9/11.",
    "Subway delay redirected Eder's path, saving his life.",
    "Eder became Cali's mayor after the 9/11 tragedy."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}