Three people were injured after an attack with explosives against the Los Mangos station in Cali. Authorities reinforce operations.
Three people, including two uniformed officers, were injured in an attack with explosives against the Los Mangos police station, in eastern Cali.
In the last hours it was registered a new attack with explosives against the Los Mangos police station, east of Cali, Valle del Cauca.
According to preliminary versions, the device would have been launched from a vehicle to the police facility, leaving as a balance three people injuredamong them two uniformedwho were on duty at the station and a citizen who was passing through the sector at the time of the explosion.
Rescue teams arrived within minutes and They provided immediate attention to people who were injured, who are stable.
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Due to these events, the authorities have deployed a special operation throughout the city, to prevent new violent events against public forces and civil society.
Background
The past June 10 of this year, A man riding a bicycle detonated an explosive device next to the same police stationcausing his death and leaving several injured.
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Homicides
According to the latest report from the authorities, the city exceeded 900 homicidesa figure that reflects an increase compared to the previous year and that has set off the alarms of the authorities and citizens.
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Among the latest events is the murder of a community leader and former justice of the peace, perpetrated when she was traveling aboard a taxi in the Chipichape sector, north of Cali. The victim was attacked minutes after having participated in a table of citizen consultation in the Altos de Menga neighborhood.
In addition, 24 hours later armed men They entered a well-known ice cream parlor in the Santa Mónica neighborhood, also north of Cali, and They murdered a renowned lawyer. Authorities are investigating whether these events are related.
This increase, according to experts, highlights tensions between criminal structures and the persistent challenges to guarantee public order in various sectors of the capital of Valle del Cauca.
Source: Integrated Information System
