Three uniformed remain injured. The authorities advance research and confrontations in the area.
The governor of Antioquia, Andrés Julián Rendón, informed that he went up to twelve the number of uniformed men killed in the municipality of Amalfi, in Antioquia, After the attack on a National Police helicopter by FARC dissidents.
According to the president, to the mens three more policemen are injured, What generates concern for their health status, since the authorities have failed to enter the area to recover the bodies and rescue the injured.
In addition, he reiterated that since June 4, The Government sent a warning to the national government about the serious public order situation that was registered in the municipalitydue to the confrontations between the 36th front of the FARC dissidents and the Gulf clan.
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The terrorist attack was caused by a drone and is attributed to the dissent of the FARC in front 36, under alias ‘Calarcá’, that would be allied with the ELN.
“Those responsible would be aka ‘Guaricho’, aka ‘beards’ and aka ‘Guillermino’, For whom the Government already had a reward of one hundred million pesos, but today we rose up to two hundred million pesos for each leader, “said the president.
The identities of the twelve uniformed men are: Major Carlos Mateus; The Lieutenants Nicolás Ovalle and José Camacho, and the patrolmen Neiver Zúñiga, José Valera, Yeison Samboní, Rafael Anaya, Edwin Zúñiga, Jonathan Jiménez, Michael Astaiza, Richard Lagos and Juan Guzmán.
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The director of the National Police, General Carlos Fernando Triana, arrived in Medellín on Thursday afternoon to Lead the rescue of the injured and the extraction of the bodies.
For his part, the Secretary of Security of Antioquia, Luis Eduardo Martínez, said he He sent the documents of the security situation that is lived in the village of the bullsof the municipality of Amalfi, to the Minister of Defense, Pedro Sánchez.
“There was no response, just as there has been no request for military assistance. Why do they leave us in view? If the safety of Colombians and Antioquia is not an ideological issue “Martínez claimed.
The secretary said it is the first drone attack that local authorities have documented. “Embroeded criminals on behalf of total peace. So many guarantees have been given, such treatment as little angels on behalf of La Paz“, were the official’s words.
Source: Integrated information system
