The armed group would have left in broad daylight to stop everyone on this main road.
Civilian population and community and peasant organizations of Briceño, Antioquia reported that this Monday, April 29, some civilians were kidnapped by armed men, apparently by members of the Clan del Golfo.
The impressive events occurred around 4:00 in the afternoon, in the Partida de Chorrilos, via San Fermín, Santa Ana village, at the main entrance to the municipality.
According to the communities and some victims, an armed group of several men intercepted a group of civilians from this municipality who were returning from Campamento, Antioquia, where they participated in a traditional parade that takes place there.
Likewise, they said that these men they would have kidnapped two civilians, among them, a man and a woman from the Ministry of National Education, who works as rural director of education for the municipality of Briceño, and a farmer from the region.
It was confirmed that hours later The kidnapped people were released, and while they were detained they were interrogated about public order issues in this municipality.
They shot several civilians indiscriminately, but they managed to escape and get to safety.
The complaint also states that these men, They fired indiscriminate rifle bursts with long-range weapons at other farmers who were traveling on motorcycle-type vehicles, leaving two more injured peasants, who managed to return to the municipality of Yarumal, Antioquia to be treated in hospitals.
Given the situation, the community urgently calls on the Police and Army authorities, both with a presence in the territory of Briceño, Antioquia, to achieve the prompt and uninjured release of the two kidnapped people, as well as Protection is requested in the municipality of Yarumal, for the two people who were injured and to safeguard their lives and integrity, given that in this municipality there is a presence of the armed group in question and they can reach the surroundings of the hospital to treat these two Victims.
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