At least ten Colombian soldiers were injured by the explosion of a truck in the jungle department of Guainía, bordering Venezuela and Brazil, without the causes of the outbreak being known so far, military sources reported Tuesday.
In a brief communication, the Army indicated that the explosion occurred in Inírida, the departmental capital of Guainía, and that the uniformed men are part of the Eighth Army Division, which operates in the Vichada, Guainía, Arauca, Casanare and part of Boyacá departments. , all located in the east of the country.
On September 27, 10 members of the FARC dissidents, including aliases "Ferney", second chief of the First Front Armando Ríos, died during an air attack by special commandos of the Military Forces in Guainía.
The Colombian Defense Minister, Diego Molano, then explained that the military operation was carried out in the jungle department of Guainía where "They guarded two armed commissions of this structure (band) very close to the border with Brazil".
In the department of Guainía, along with neighboring Vaupés and Amazonas, bordering Brazil, multiple illegal mining activities are carried out, a source of financing for armed groups and dissidents of the extinct FARC guerrilla, mainly the First Front.
The total number of hectares affected by the exploitation of alluvial gold in Colombia increased by 6% compared to the figure registered in 2018, according to the latest report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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