News from Colombia: Four soldiers killed in Sardinata, Norte de Santander – Other Cities – Colombia



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A new act of violence was registered in the Catatumbo region, in Norte de Santander. This Monday in the morning, four soldiers died after an attack by members of an illegal armed group operating in the area.

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According to preliminary investigations, the victims were three soldiers and a non-commissioned officer. The military carried out work to eradicate illegal crops in the rural area of ​​the Sardinata municipality.

At the time of the attack, the military unit was also carrying out inspection and security tasks for the arrival of a helicopter in the area.

Silvano Serrano Guerrero, governor of Norte de Santander, asked the authorities to find the whereabouts of those responsible for the attack.

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We urge the authorities to find those responsible and bring them to justice. Solidarity with their families and friends

“We reject the acts of violence that occurred in the municipality of Sardinata that ended the lives of these heroes of the country. We urge the authorities to find those responsible and bring them to justice. Solidarity with their families and friends. “

During 2020 there have been more than 30 attacks against the Public Force in Norte de Santander, claiming the lives of nine members of the National Army.

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The most recent event occurred on August 12, when armed men from ‘Los Pelusos’ attacked a National Army helicopter that supplied the troops. In the place the professional soldier Alexander Vega Cadena died.

In Norte de Santander armed structures of the Eln and dissidents of the front 33 of the Farc and Los Pelusos commit crimes; There are also irregular armed groups and criminal gangs that have generated fear and massive displacement.

ANDRÉS CARVAJAL
For the time
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