Three police officers were murdered early this Saturday in the south of Chilivictims of an ambush on the day the anniversary of the police institution is commemorated, the president reported Gabriel Boric.
“This morning we received the serious and painful news of a attempt in the province of Arauco in which they were murdered three carabineros”, The president reported in his X account that he was traveling to the region.
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The police They were found burned inside a police patrol on a route in the town of Cañetenear the city of Conceptionabout 500 km south of Santiago.
The area is under military protection due to to the arson attacks that are recorded there, mostly attributed to radical Mapuche groups, the largest Chilean ethnic group, which demands the restitution of ancestral lands.
He attempt It happened on the day Carabinerosthe Chilean militarized police, celebrates its anniversary.
Commemorative activities were canceled after the murders and the president declared three days of official mourning.
“I assure you to Chileans that there will be no impunity and that we will find the whereabouts of the authors of this terrible crime,” assured Boricwho qualified to the authors of this triple crime as “terrorists”.
With Boricthey would travel to the city of Concepción the commanders of the Army, the Air Force and Navyas well as parliamentarians, and the president of the Supreme Court.
The Minister of the Interior and Security, Carolina Toaalso traveled to the area.
“It was received from Firefighters the warning of a vehicle on fire and, when they arrived at the scene, they discovered that it was a police patrol. Carabineros”said the minister before boarding.
“Inside the vehicle, they discovered to the three deceased officials, in this charred condition”, he added.
