ColombiaIn the town of Balboa in the Cauca region of the Cauca region, a bomb attack was held against the soldiers who carried out a bridge. 5 soldiers were killed in the attack, 6 soldiers were injured.
Colombia Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned the attack, wished condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives. “Violence, can take life and threaten Cauca’s future,” Cauca Governor Octavio Guzman said on his social media account. He said.
“There is a FARC -linked group behind the attack”
Authorities held the Carlos Patino group responsible to the FARC’s roof organization Estado Mayor Central (EMC). Directed by Nestor Gregorio Vera, known as “Ivan Mordisco”, EMC never participated in the peace agreement between FARC and the state.
According to the Colombian press, EMC, which has more than 3 thousand 500 members, provides financing with activities such as drug trafficking, smuggling and tribute. In addition to Venezuela and Ekvador, it is actively actively operating in the western, central and eastern regions of Colombia.
Colombia President Gustavo Petro, in a statement before the attack, the attack took place by the former FARC members of the bridge was destroyed and reconstruction of great importance for the peasants in the region.
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