After the announcement of the National Liberation Army (Eln) of an armed stop for 72 hours in the department of Chocó, There has been anguish and anxiety among the community of the inhabitants.
The ELN has left cylinders that could contain explosiveson the roads -with the objective that no one leaves or enters -, in addition to ‘rojinegras’ flags (as President Gustavo Petro would say) along the way.
In this regard, the president of the Passenger Transporters Association (ATPA), Juan Pablo Acosta, was emphatic in the seriousness of the situation, because at least 1,500 passengers that mobilize on 60 trips per day They have been affected.
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“Intermunicipal public transport companies have suffered ostensibly estimated economic losses of more than 350 million pesos a day. In addition to this there are indirect jobs affected that have been affected, such as those who show vehicles, maintenance of equipment, montallantas and those who have businesses near the terminals to the terminals“He said.
For its part, the mayor of the municipality of Istmina (Chocó) Jaison Mosquera, said in Caracol Radio that people are confined and that, at this point in the country, there is no presence of military forces in the territory; Although they are in the municipal seat.
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In addition, he said that Citizens cannot move to fish or review their crops. On the Istmina – Condoto there is a cylinder that would be threatening the population. “We did a security advice, but the situation is very complex, people are still confined and continue in the territory with fear. But there are no decisions, nothing is done”He said.
He also called on the national government to make presence, because the scourge of violence has them totally hit.
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