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“Our soldier Andrés José Romero Teherán, of the Eighth Division of the National Army, offered his life when he courageously fulfilled the mission of protecting the Arauca community from the criminal pretensions of the ELN. Honor and glory to his name and our condolences to his family and friends ”.
With those words, General Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro Miranda, commander of the National Army, paid tribute to the Bolivarian soldier who died on Thursday during the combats that Army troops held with members of the Eln in the village of Sitio Nuevo, in the municipality of Arauquita. in Arauca.
The heroic action of Romero Teherán (a native of El Carmen de Bolívar) and his companions caused some 30 men from the Domingo Laín Sáenz front, Omaira Montoya Henao commission, to desist from the terrorist actions they allegedly intended to commit in the center of Puerto Jordán, Arauca, more specifically against the Military Canton as part of the celebration of its commemorative dates.
“Private Andrés José Romero Teherán prevented a group of criminals from attacking the civilian population; however, in the attack he was wounded and, despite being treated immediately, unfortunately he died ”, say military sources.
Two other soldiers and an officer were injured. They are Juan Camilo Rubiano Duarte, Samuel Mendoza Torres Samuel and Camilo Andrés Mendoza Zea.
The Army reported that the combat unit was reinforced with a HUEY UH-1 helicopter that they tried to shoot down. He also said that by air and land, military operations are being reinforced to find the whereabouts of the criminals who wanted to commit this terrorist attack.
The commander of the Eighth Division, General Mauricio José Zabala Cardona, and the commanders of the region are at the forefront of the situation and direct the military operations.
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