two new violent acts against the public force and with a few hours of difference they appeared in Antioch. The first one happened in the municipality of Frontino, west of the department, when in the urban area of the town there was an armed confrontation between ten Army soldiers and alleged members of the Gulf Clan.
According to information provided by Jorge Hugo Elejalde, mayor of the municipality, The events occurred around four in the afternoon. in an intermediate sector between the Normal Superior Miguel Ángel Álvarez school and an urbanization named Gabriela White de Velez.
According to the president, the uniformed men were in an improvised heliport loading food on an aircraft bound for the district of Murrí, when they noticed the presence of strange men about a hundred meters away they got closer, and they drew rifles against him, which caused the exchange of fire which lasted for about ten minutes.
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The incident was recorded in citizen reports Y it did not leave civilians or soldiers injured or dead, but it did cause fear in the community. “Four of the individuals they left on two high cylinder motorcycles on the road to the village of Nutibara,” said Elejalde.
Harassment in the frontino sector, La Mielera activates the frontino police station defense plan, clashes between the army and Clan Golfo. @region6police @policiantioquia #news #public order #ComplaintsAntioquia #SomosDenunciasAntioquia pic.twitter.com/vLgSFUKMiY
– Denuncias Antioquia (@DenunciasAntio2) July 27, 2022
The other violent event occurred in the municipality of Cáceres, Bajo Cauca, Antioquiawhen late at night the local police station was harassed. Citizen reports gave an account of the intensity of this armed action on which There has been no official report yet.
Harassment against the Police station of #CaceresAntioch. #Developing #GuardiansAntioquia @PoliceColombia @policiantioquia pic.twitter.com/WdKijKvs53
– Official Antioquia Guardians (@Guardianes_Ant) July 27, 2022
In similar events and with less than 24 hours of difference also the police substation of the corregimiento Altamira was attacked of Bethulia, southwest of Antioch, where armed men tried to take over the facilities, but the agents who were at the scene managed to return fire and foil the armed incursion. After the harassment, no injuries or deaths were reported.