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Drone attack kills 4 Colombian soldiers in Tibú, 5 wounded
A drone attack in rural Tibú, Norte de Santander, in northern Colombia on Thursday killed four soldiers and wounded five, after about 20 explosive devices were dropped from drones on troops on a mission. The Army has not named any group responsible; early information points to the ELN, and one hypothesis is that the drones were launched from Venezuela, but neither is confirmed.
TIBÚ, Colombia, Nov 12 — A drone attack in the rural area of Tibú, Norte de Santander, in northern Colombia on Thursday killed four soldiers and wounded five, after about 20 explosive devices were dropped from drones on troops carrying out a mission. The Army has not named any group responsible for the attack.
Four dead identified; all served in Task Force Vulcano
The Army said the dead were Corporal José Luis Sánchez Berrío and professional soldiers Yair Jesús Méndez Bonza, Jeiner Pineda González and Gerson Mauricio Plazas Amor, all of the Army's Task Force Vulcano. The attack took place in the vereda Barco La Silla, rural Tibú, near the Venezuelan border. El Tiempo reported five soldiers wounded, after the Army raised its count; the president's earlier post mentioned two wounded.
No group named; ELN suspected, Venezuela launch only a hypothesis
The Army has not named a group. Early information points to the National Liberation Army (ELN), and one early hypothesis is that the drones were launched from Venezuela; neither is confirmed. El Tiempo counts at least 350 drone attacks in Colombia so far this year, most of them in Cauca and Catatumbo.
(Sources: Colombia Unfiltered; El Tiempo; Demócrata.)
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