Troops of the Vulcano Task Force, which are deployed in the Catatumbo region, find, in the rural area of La Pita, municipality of Sardinata, in Norte de Santander, an improvised explosive device, with which members of the Organized Armed Group, GAO, Eln, intended to attack civilians and the Security forces.
Using intelligence information, it can be established that this Improvised Explosive Device was found a few meters from a hamlet, putting the safety of the inhabitants at risk. Once the situation was known, the Explosives and Demolitions Group, EXDE, activated the security protocols to carry out the detonation of the explosive charge in controlled conditions, thus preventing causing collateral damage.
The use of this type of improvised explosive devices violates Human Rights and violates International Humanitarian Law through the use of unconventional means and methods of warfare expressly prohibited in the different international treaties and protocols.
The inhabitants are invited to report any suspicious act through the 147 telephone line.
Source: press - National Army
