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Drone attack launched by suspected guerrillas kills at least 3 soldiers in Colombia
Local officials blamed the ELN as the attack in a border region killed three soldiers and wounded four, Colombia’s army said.
- On Friday, a drone attack on a military unit in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, killed at least three soldiers and wounded four, according to Colombian military officials.
- Based in the Catatumbo region, the National Liberation Army has been active since 1964, maintaining a strong presence in this strategic, coca-producing corridor bordering Venezuela.
- Explosives dropped from drones, followed by a ground clash, caused the casualties; the Colombian military reported Saturday that two soldiers died at the scene and a third after receiving medical attention.
- President Abelardo de la Espriella condemned the assault, vowing that the state will bring its "full weight and legitimate force" against the criminals.
- Recent strikes include a car bomb earlier this week that killed one civilian and injured 11 others, plus an August attack in Cucuta that wounded 11 police officers, all attributed to the ELN.
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The event took place in the north of Santander on the border with Venezuela. President Abelardo De la Espriella awarded it to the ELN
The attack in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, is the worst since the possession of President Abelardo de la Espriella
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Drone attack launched by suspected guerrillas kills at least 3 soldiers in Colombia
An attack involving explosives dropped from drones and a clash inside a military compound in northeastern Colombia has killed at least three soldiers and wounded four others.
·New York, United States
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The attack occurred in the Catatumbo region and was attributed by President Abelardo de la Espriella to the ELN. The mayor of Ocaña, an affected town, decreed a night curfew after the attack.
·Las Condes, Chile
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