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On the afternoon of this Friday, around 3:30, a strong explosion in front of the mayor’s office of Maroon, north of Cauca.
The Police confirmed to EL TIEMPO that a car loaded with explosives had been detonated. Preliminarily there is talk of 17 injured people. Two of them were transferred to Cali due to the severity of their injuries.
According to the report, most of the injured are City Hall officials. The commander of the Police, Regional 6, General Ricardo Alarcón travels to Corinto at this time to face the situation.
Attack with a car bomb in the town of Corinto, Cauca. Authorities report 17 injured.
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Material damage is evident all around the town square, where the Police Station is located, a point that is believed to be the target of the attack. terrorist.
President Ivan Duque, he indicated on his Twitter account. “Given the events that occurred in Corinto, Cauca, I have given very clear instructions to the military leadership and to the
@mindefensa to go after the culprits immediately. “
Terrorism is the coward’s weapon. Given the events that occurred in Corinto, Cauca, I have given very clear instructions to the military leadership and to the @mindefense to go after the culprits immediately. We continue to fight terrorism relentlessly, wherever it is found.
– Iván Duque 🇨🇴 (@IvanDuque) March 26, 2021
In this area the dissidents of the Farc are present, who would be behind the attack. The police source said that alias David, head of the dissidents that call themselves “Dagoberto Ramos” would be the material authors of the terrorist attack.
(We invite you to read: Children remain in the middle of harassment of the dissidents in Cauca)
In fact, the public order situation has been very complex today in Cauca; The kidnapping was reported this morning of an official of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Caloto.
Similarly, there have been reports of combats between the ELN and FARC dissidents in the urban area of El Plateado, in Algeria, Cauca.
Images after the car bomb attack in Corinto.
Mayor of Corinth
“The confrontations are between the Eln’s ‘José María Becerra’ front and the ‘Carlos Patiño’ structure,” the Army reports in an operational document.
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In social networks, the inhabitants of Corinto in Cauca have reported a strong explosion in front of the Mayor’s Office. They apparently activated a motorcycle loaded with explosives. pic.twitter.com/nGnErK5fW8
– Justice THE TIME (@JusticiaET) March 26, 2021
Defense Minister Diego Molano Aponte travels from Villavicencio to Popayán, given the seriousness of the situation in Corinto. Through his Twitter account he published: “On the way to Popayán for the Security Council due to events that occurred in Corinto, Cauca. #SinTregua against crime, narcocriminals will not continue to sow terror in the population. I instructed @PoliciaColombia and @FuerzasMilCol not to rest until found responsible “.
The Minister will head an extraordinary security council in Popayán where the situation will be analyzed and an official report will be given.
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