Colombian guerrillas detonated explosives on Monday as a military vehicle passed by in El Bordo, Cauca, a region where three civilians were also killed, authorities said Tuesday.
And although the site of the attack is about 150 kilometers from Cali, the venue of COP16, the authorities continue to reinforce security in the area after rebels known as the Central General Staff (EMC) threatened attendees of the largest United Nations summit on biodiversity. On Monday night, a few hours after the inauguration of the event, the guerrillas detonated “an explosive device as a military vehicle passed over the township of El Bordo,” about 150 kilometers from Cali, the Third Division of the Army reported on the social network X.
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Source: eColombiana News
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