They shoot at bodyguards of former senator Piedad Córdoba, in Bogotá – Bogotá

Some subjects hit the armored truck with firearms in which the bodyguards of former Senator Piedad Córdoba were mobilized just minutes after the security scheme, of the also lawyer, left her home in Bogotá.

The facts were recorded on the night of this Wednesday, September 30.

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As the Notambulo of City Tv could establish, the car in which the squad was mobilized was attacked in the town of Kennedy, where one of the bodyguards resides.

“My partner leaves me at the house, I get off. A black face arrived, they took weapons from us. Five more armed people arrive from behind, I stand aside, because they put a gun to my head,” said one of the men. escorts. The suspects stole a manned weapon and fired at the side window of the truck.

At the time of the attack, former Senator Piedad Córdoba was not in the truck.

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The authorities managed to capture one of the person who shot the men who are part of Córdoba’s security scheme. The man tried to flee and hid in a parking lot in Patio Bonito. The Police managed to locate him, they recovered the weapon and, now, the fact is a matter of investigation.

“Testimonies and film records were collected to obtain the identity of the subjects who participated in this event,” explained Colonel William Arias, Commander of the Police in the town of Kennedy.

This Thursday morning, in an interview with the station On the radio, Piedad Córdoba spoke about it. “It was a lot like when they kidnapped me”said the former senator, who also pointed out that “it was not an attempted robbery”.

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“I’m not going to shut up. Today the UNP was going to report some messages and calls that have been made to me,” said Córdoba. And seconds later he added: “I cannot remain silent in the face of injustice, I am not aspiring to politics (…), I know who ordered the death of Álvaro Gómez Hurtado and I have the evidence, I will speak to the Truth Commission“.

These events have provoked different reactions. One of the first to speak out was the mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López, who wrote on her personal Twitter account: “A hug for former Senator Piedad Córdoba (…) We will thoroughly investigate the motives of the criminals and we will submit them to justice.

This morning, the Secretary of Security, Hugo Acero, assured that the Police are carrying out investigations.

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* With a report by Leonardo Ballesteros, Noctámbulo de City Tv.