Four Colombian army soldiers killed in rebel attack
- 9 years ago
Originally published on March 11, 2014
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Four Colombian soldiers were killed on Monday (March 10) by men thought to be associated with Colombia's main leftist guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
The attack happened in the municipality of Montañita, while Colombian Army soldiers were guarding a construction site along the San Pedro river, the Latin American Herald Tribune reported.
The attackers, disguised as construction workers, approached the soldiers, pointed their rifles at them and opened fire. Four soldiers were killed.
The victims were identified as Second Corporal José Guillermo Suárez Amaya and privates Stiven Felipe Rincón Farfán, Diego Armando Santana Peña and John Aníbal Rada Rivas.
Four civilians who were at the site when the attack took place were wounded.
General Jaime Alfonso Lasprilla Villamizar of the Colombian National Army condemned the attack and expressed his condolences and respects to the victims' families.
Colombia's Defense Ministry described the attack as a clear violation of human rights, according to a report by El Tiempo.
The Army cordoned the area and an investigation to find those responsible for the attack has been launched.
The FARC, with about 7,000 troops, has been fighting Latin America's longest insurgency, spanning almost five decades.
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Four Colombian soldiers were killed on Monday (March 10) by men thought to be associated with Colombia's main leftist guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
The attack happened in the municipality of Montañita, while Colombian Army soldiers were guarding a construction site along the San Pedro river, the Latin American Herald Tribune reported.
The attackers, disguised as construction workers, approached the soldiers, pointed their rifles at them and opened fire. Four soldiers were killed.
The victims were identified as Second Corporal José Guillermo Suárez Amaya and privates Stiven Felipe Rincón Farfán, Diego Armando Santana Peña and John Aníbal Rada Rivas.
Four civilians who were at the site when the attack took place were wounded.
General Jaime Alfonso Lasprilla Villamizar of the Colombian National Army condemned the attack and expressed his condolences and respects to the victims' families.
Colombia's Defense Ministry described the attack as a clear violation of human rights, according to a report by El Tiempo.
The Army cordoned the area and an investigation to find those responsible for the attack has been launched.
The FARC, with about 7,000 troops, has been fighting Latin America's longest insurgency, spanning almost five decades.
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