The ELN freed a minor in Arauca. The delivery took place to a humanitarian mission in the midst of recent violent events in the region.
The Eastern War Front of the ELN freed the minor Jenny Alexandra Moreno Mejía, handing her over to a humanitarian mission of the Catholic Church and the Ombudsman’s Office.
During this Tuesday, November 18, the Eastern War Front of the National Liberation Army (ELN) He released a minor he had in captivity.
This is Jenny Alexandra Moreno Mejía, who was left in the hands of a humanitarian commission made up of the Catholic Church and the Ombudsman’s Office.
This release is added to that of the five soldiers registered on November 17. It should be remembered that the soldiers remained in the hands of the terrorist group for a week, after being kidnapped on the road that leads from the municipality of Tame to the city of Arauca, where they were traveling on an inter-municipal service bus after enjoying a few days of leave.
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These are the professional soldiers Sergio Muñoz Zapata, Daniel José Munive Sandoval Andrés Felipe Muñoz Castro, Luis Ángel Navarro Banquet and César Muñoz Osorio, who fortunately They were in good health.
In the midst of this panorama, The department of Arauca has recorded at least three violent events in less than a week, among these is the detonation of improvised explosive devices against the facilities of the Energy and Road Battalion No. 14 in Fortul; a fact that fortunately only left material damage.
In addition to those presented in the municipality of Arauquita where a terrorist attack was recorded against the infrastructure of the Caño Limón – Coveñas Pipeline, exactly in the Las Acacias village and, in the heart of the urban area, where a van carrying a non-commissioned officer, two professional soldiers and a young man doing his military service is attacked with a firearm.
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According to the National Army, The four soldiers were injured and were immediately transferred to the city of Yopal, Casanare, where they currently receive specialized medical care.
Source: Integrated Information System
