An attack with drones loaded with explosives left three soldiers dead and eight seriously injured this Saturday in a military base in northern Colombiathe army reported.
Videos shared by the media and on networks show an explosion and abundant smoke at a military installation in Bolívar. It is a conflictive area in which different armed groups dispute the income from illegal mining and drug trafficking, reported the AFP agency.
“Attacking the public force through the use of explosive devices constitutes a serious violation of human rights,” the army said in a statement, without identifying the perpetrators of the crime.
Illegal groups regularly attack law enforcement and civilians with explosive drones in Colombia. Furthermore, they sow terror in the midst of the worst wave of violence in the last decade.
President Abelardo de la Espriella said in X that he had ordered “to intensify operations to identify, pursue and capture those responsible for this attackhit their criminal structures and regain control of the territories where they intend to impose fear and violence.”
In his three months in power, the rightist carries out a war against the country’s drug traffickers based on bombings and raids. In addition, it has the support of the United States.
The south of Bolívar is full of gold mining deposits, historically controlled and disputed by illegal groups. These groups exploit workers and cause damage to ecosystems.
