The explosion generated panic among the community of La Plata, Huila and Enluta to a population that lived days of religious recollection.
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A terrorist attack in La Plata, Huila, stained this Holy Thursday in Colombia. Two innocent victims lost their lives in this tragic event and more than 20 injured receive attention in hospitals.
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What should be a night of reflection and recollection within the framework of Holy Thursday became a horror scene in the municipality of La Plata, Huila.
An explosive attack, perpetrated near the police station, left a tragic balance of two dead people and at least 22 wounds, including several minors.
The fatal victims were identified as Luisa Trujillo Peña, 19, and Sergio Trujillo Peña, 17, who were in the vicinity of the place at the time of detonation. According to the first versions, both were reached by the explosive wave while traveling through the area.
The artifact, whose composition is being analyzed by experts, caused serious damage to nearby housing and sowed panic among the inhabitants of the sector.
Pain and rejection in La Plata, Huila
The injured were urgently transferred to the San Antonio de Padua Hospital, where medical teams work tirelessly to serve the victims. Meanwhile, local authorities, headed by the National Police and the Army, have reinforced security measures in the municipality to prevent new violent events.
“The governor of the department has been summoned for an extraordinary security meeting this Friday, in order to evaluate the situation and establish strategies that guarantee the protection of citizenship,” said the Secretary of Government, Luis Fernando Casallas to the newspaper Diario El Huila
He also mentioned expressed “We analyzed the reward that allows us to capture those responsible for this record made”
In addition, a specialized research team was formed to clarify the details of the attack, including the type of explosive used and the possible responsible. The authorities do not rule out offering rewards to those who provide key information that leads to the authors of the fact.
The tragedy has generated a wave of rejection at regional and national level. DIll sectors of civil society, as well as the local church, have summoned days of prayer, wakes and symbolic events to honor the memory of the victims and accompany their families in the duel.
Another population of the country, such as Cauca, continues to face the sequels of a conflict that resists disappearing, even on the most sacred dates.
