Colombia has restricted the importation of drones, whose increased use by guerrilla groups in a decades-old conflict killed 20 people last year and wounded nearly 300, the government said Thursday.
Guerrillas fighting the state, as well as rival rebel and drug trafficking groups, have taken to fixing explosives to commercial drones and targeting soldiers and civilians alike. They drop the explosives on targets with little precision but terrifying effect. Last year, there were 8,000 such attacks, according to Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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Source: Yahoo News
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