Grenade attack against Police substation in Robles, Jamundí

On this Monday morning A new attack with grenades was recorded against the Police substation of the Robles districtin a rural area of ​​the municipality of Jamundí, Valle del Cauca.

According to the preliminary report delivered to La FM, although no uniformed personnel or civilian injuries were reported, there were structural damages in the place, which generated concern and fear among the inhabitants.

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According to the community, This fact once again set off alarms in the area and caused the confinement of the families to avoid being caught in the middle of possible attacks and confrontations between the public forces and the ‘Jaime Martínez’ front of the FARC dissidents, an illegal armed group that commits crimes in this mountainous area in the south of the department of Valle.

“People are afraid, no one leaves the houses because they don’t know when another attack may occur,” said a resident of Robles.

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Background:

It should be noted that This town has been the scene of multiple attacks so far this yearmostly attributed to FARC dissidents.

According to official figures, there have been at least three attacks with explosives against the Police substation and the local community.

On February 20, an armed attack occurred in the town of Robles; On October 9, an explosive cylinder hit near the station, affecting homes and leaving several injured, including minors; On October 31, the police facility was the ‘target’ of a drone attack, and on November 10, a grenade attack was recorded again.

These events are part of an escalation of violence in the southwest of Valle del Cauca, where dissidents have intensified armed actions against public forcesgenerating anxiety in the rural population of Jamundí and in the nearby towns.