At least three civilians have been wounded following an attack by dissidents of the now defunct FARC guerrillas against army troops in the Cauca municipality of Buenos Aires, in southwestern Colombia.
Several men burst into the indigenous community of Las Delicias throwing explosives which, after missing their target, a detachment of the Colombian Army, one of them landed in the house where the victims were, among them a minor. All three were taken to a nearby hospital.
The head of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca, Eduin Mauricio Capaz, informed that the authorities are aware of the presence of these armed groups and detailed that it is the ‘Jaime Martinez’ structure that usually operates in this area, citing «similar» events a month ago «more or less».
The indigenous communities have also made it known that there are numerous explosive devices of this type that remain unexploded, putting the populations living in these areas at risk.
In the event that FARC dissidents are behind this attack, it would confirm the non-compliance with the unilateral cease-fire announced by the group for the Christmas period.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
