A helicopter from National Army He reached the urban center of the municipality to collect the bodies of the four soldiers who were murdered during combats with the FARC dissidents. The bodies, according to the Army, were not abandoned at the scene.
“We are in full solidarity with the families of the deceased soldiers, we are attentive to the situation of those who are in the area, we are here to provide all support with all the capabilities of the military forces,” said Iván Velásquez, Minister of Defense. .
The deceased soldiers are Jorge David Fuentes, Camilo Andrés Molina, Javier Sosa and Jairo Urrego, whose bodies would have been transferred to the municipality of Popayán.
“I highlight the war material recovered: 11 rifles, a conditioned shotgun, four pistols, ammunition of different calibers, quartermaster material, communications material, but I also add to the great pain of having to mourn our three murdered soldiers,” he said. General Helder Fernán Giraldo Bonilla, commander of the Military Forces.
During the operation, three uniformed officers were initially killed and three more were injured, one of them died hours later due to the severity of his injuries.
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