The explosion of a fragmentation grenade, It was registered in the vicinity of the Villahermosa prison in Cali, at the Immediate Reaction Center of the Specialized Unit of the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute, Inpec. According to preliminary versions, In the emergency, two members of Inpec were injured.
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Until nowIt is not known who would be the perpetrators of the attack.. However, the mayor of Cali, Jorge Iván Ospina, reported that the two people who were injured with shrapnel are already being treated in healthcare centers of the private network.
An explosion of a fragmentation grenade-type device was recorded in the vicinity of the Villahermosa prison in Cali, at the Immediate Reaction Center of the Specialized Unit of the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute, Inpec.? pic.twitter.com/LtsPvorUQr
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Similarly, the mayor warned that “The great battle that is taking place in the prisons by Inpec brings reactions (…) I make a call so that everyone advances to protect the men who are giving this fight against crime inside the prisons”. Ospina pointed out.
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For its part, the Secretary of Security and Justice, Carlos Soler, indicated that andn the scene of the events are all the authorities evaluating the case that also caused material damage. The head of the Security portfolio added that the situation arose in the back of the prison.
“Two dragonkin were injured and taken to medical facilities. I invite the community to be vigilant and collaborate with the authorities to prevent events like this from taking place in Cali,” Secretary Soler said.
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The investigation of the attack will be assumed by members of the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation and the Sijín of the Police.