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That's How a Helicopter Shot Down with a Drone in Colombia.

Summary by El Periódico
The balance of casualties due to the shooting down this Thursday of a helicopter with policemen on board that was hit by a drone in Amalfi, in the department of Antioquia, in northwestern Colombia, has increased to at least twelve agents killed and thirteen others injured, the local authorities have indicated.Continue reading....
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The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, said this Friday that the number of police officers killed in the attack against a helicopter of narcotics that participated in the eradication of coca crops in the municipality of Amalfi, in the department of Antioquia (northwest), indicated EFE. The president detailed in his account of [...] The entry Ascends to 13 the number of Colombian police killed in attack against a helicopter was first published i…

Authorities of Colombia announced a new report of victims corresponding to the “terrorist” attacks carried out on Thursday, August 21, in the towns of Cali and Amalfi, where the death toll reached seven and thirteen, respectively, for a total of 20 deaths. Colombian President Gustavo Petro said this Friday that the number of police killed in the attack on a helicopter of anti-narcotics personnel involved in the eradication of coca crops in the m…

General Carlos Triana, director of the National Police, expressed his deep pain at the death of 13 uniformed men in the terrorist attack in rural areas of Amalfi, Antioquia, claiming that “the National Police is in mourning, and this will not remain unpunished” after the brutal attack that shocked the country. “From yesterday at 10:30 a.m. the Colombian National Police is in mourning. At that time, terrorism blinded the lives of thirteen brave p…

The director of the Police, General Carlos Fernando Triana, announced on August 22 the death of another police officer as a result of the drone attack in the northeastern Antioquia. 13 police officers were killed in an attack on the helicopter...

Antioquia Governor Andrés Julián Rendón confirmed that the death toll from a drone attack while conducting anti-drug operations in the municipality of Amalfi (Antioquia) has risen to 13. The deceased officer was Captain Francisco Merchán, who had been transferred to Montería for treatment but died as a result of his injuries. President Gustavo Petro also addressed the death of Captain Merchán. "After the forced eradication efforts began in north…

The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, said on Friday that the number of police officers killed in the attack against a helicopter of narcotics that participated in the eradication of coca crops in the municipality of Amalfi, in the department of Antioquia (northwest). The entry Ascends to 13 the number of Colombian police killed in attack against a helicopter was first published in Proceso Digital.

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asuntoslegales.com.co broke the news in on Friday, August 22, 2025.
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