Armed harassment and two suspicious cylinders in the main park generated fear and strong operations in Guachené, Cauca.
Armed men harassed police in the urban area of Guachené and, minutes later, two suspicious cylinders were found in the main park.
In the last hours armed men harassed uniformed men of the Police who were patrolling the urban area of the municipality of Guachenedepartment of Cauca.
Although the attack left no people injured, created fear among the inhabitants They heard several explosions in the area.
Minutes later, Concern increased with the discovery of two cylinders in the main park of the municipality, a situation that forced the authorities to close the sector and evacuate the people who were there.
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Given the possibility that these were explosive devices, specialized units were sent to carefully examine the items and ensure the safety of the area.
local authorities They asked to reinforce the institutional presence in Guachené and activated intelligence work to identify those responsible for this new event that disturbs public order in the region. For now, the perimeter remains secured while the technical verification continues.
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These events occur in the middle of a rising wave of violence that has been registered in the department of Cauca.
In the last days There have been several terrorist attacks against the public force and civil society such as the explosive attack against the Police substation of the town of Mondomorural area of Santander de Quilichao, as well as the attack on Army troops in Balboa, which left five soldiers injured and one kidnapped.
According to the authorities, these events were perpetrated by members of the fronts ‘Carlos Patiño’ and ‘Dagoberto Ramos’ of the dissidents of the FARC.
It should be noted that citizens have denounced the installation of illegal checkpoints by members of the dissidents in the via Popayán–Pasto, so – through social networks – the same community has recommended travelers not to travel along this road corridor at night.
Source: Integrated Information System
