Several injured left by the explosion of a motorcycle bomb in the middle of center of the municipality of Jamundí, Valle del Cauca, among which are a sergeant and a police patrol vehicle, confirmed the local mayor’s office.
The motorcycle, which exploded in front of the Bancolombia and AV Villas banking entitieswould have been loaded with the detonators since Tuesday night and its purpose, according to preliminary information, was to attack the members of the Police who remain in the mobile CAI, very close to where the explosion occurred.
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The injured, two seriously, were taken to hospitals in Jamundí and the city of Cali. It turned out that one of the uniformed men had his limbs compromised, since he was very close when the detonation occurred.
“Unfortunately, in addition to the incident in Potrerito, a new act of violence has been reported in the center of Jamundí. A motorcycle bomb detonated near the main park and diagonal to Bancolombia. This act has resulted in several injuries, including a sergeant and a patrol vehicle who were on patrol in the sector at the time of the explosion. “The National Police is currently on site controlling the area and securing the area to avoid further incidents,” The Jamundí Mayor’s Office officially reported.
At this time, local authorities precisely establish the total number of injured people, among whom there would also be several firefighters; as well as material damage and impacts to at least seven commercial establishments.
This is one of the three violent events that They have hit the south of the country since early this Wednesday. Very early, around 5:30 am, dissidents harassed the police substation of the Potrerito district of the municipality of Jamundí. The community reported the event on their social networks and demanded the presence of the Public Force in the face of the criminals’ stalking.
In this case, no injuries were reported, but that does not mean that it is no longer a serious incident due to the uncertainty and terror that the dissidents who are sowing daily sow. They expand without control throughout the national territory.
“In response to the harassment, the Army has been deployed to the affected area with the aim of protecting the population and restoring order. “The authorities are working in a coordinated manner to manage the situation and avoid any escalation of violence,” the Mayor’s Office added in a press release.
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In both cases, those responsible would be guerrillas from the Jaime Martínez Front of the Central General Staff.
At the same time, this morning in the municipality of Cajibío from the neighboring department of Cauca, dissidents carried out attacks in the urban area of that town.
The response of the Public Force was quick and with air support. The Government of Cauca indicated that, thanks to the reinforcement of men, the attack could be contained quickly.
“Thanks to the fact that our Public Force has been reinforced in number of units and rapid air support was provided, it was possible to contain the actions of these criminal groups that attack our population without measure,” reported Octavio Guzmán, governor of Cauca.
These terrorist attacks have been occurring more frequently in the south of the country, which is facing the expansion of dissidents and the takeover of rural areas and now, urban areas, as is happening in Jamundí.
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