It should be remembered that in the action, the subversive group equipped a dump truck with 24 explosive devices known as tatucos.
After three days of the attack on the Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Canton, on behalf of the ELN, The citizens held a vigil in the San Laureano Church of Tunja and, simultaneously, in the Prados neighborhood of Alcalá, where the Adonay Ardila Pinilla Front abandoned a dump truck equipped with 24 improvised explosive devices.
The objective of the armed group would seek to attack the soldiers of the two battalions and the district present in said canton: Military District No. 7, the General Simón Bolívar Infantry Battalion No. 1 and the Support Battalion and Combat Service No. 1 Cacique Tundama.
However, a timely alert from the community and the action of the authorities allowed the soldiers and nearby 700 residents of three neighborhoods surrounding the scene of the eventsthey evacuated both the military canton and the homes to be safe at the time of the detonation that occurred three hours after the installation of the dump truck, that is, around 8 am on November 8.
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The fact that the dangerous explosive charge had not been detonated by the ELN in the early morning, at the time of installation of the vehicle, has been cataloged as a true miracle of God and the patron saint of the people of Tunja:
“This truly was a miracle, a miracle of God and our Virgin of the Miracle. But what we do know is that the peace of Tunja is manifested here, that not even with a dump truck, with the greatest techniques could end the peace of Tunja. Tunja is a city of peace and we will continue in peace.”
In the middle of the vigil, citizens also expressed their feeling of sadness at what happened. “I feel very sad about everything that is happening… Let peace reign instead of war…let there be conciliation.…I have a feeling of great sadness to think that the country is being destroyed by a few who want to do us harm… We were very scared, very nervous. Holy Virgin. “It was a very tremendous scare,” exclaimed several members of the community.
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Meanwhile, the parish priest of Christ the Redeemer Church, the Presbyter Joaquín Quiroz, announced that, in the block where the ELN installed the dump truck bomb, An altar of the Virgin of the Miracle is going to be built.
“This altar is made in thanksgiving for the gift of life, for the evil that has been avoided, that God has already favored all the families in this sector. So, that is why we carry out this gesture that we say under this maternal protection and also with the signs of our faith, our principles, our customs, our identity, our dignity as children of God, because we carry it out for this reason,” he said.
Finally, the president of the Association of Community Action Boards of Tunja, Edward Javier Parra, He expressed that the image was donated by his association and that the construction of the work will begin before the closing of 2025.
“In 8 days he will begin working with the community action boards of the surrounding sector and of course with the community to build an altar where the community sees it necessary. The most important thing is that the facts be faced here in the community hall of Prados de Alcalá”, mentioned.
Source: Integrated Information System
