Not less than seven lifeless in Colombia assaults, native media reviews

Not less than seven individuals have died in a wave of bomb and gun assaults in south-western Colombia, in keeping with native media reviews.

Two cops had been stated to be amongst these killed within the assaults, which focused Cali, the nation’s third-largest metropolis, and a number of other close by cities.

Automotive bombs, bike bombs, rifle hearth and a suspected drone had been reportedly used within the assaults. The Colombian Ministry of Defence stated 19 assaults had taken place.

Native media have linked among the assaults to a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a once-powerful guerrilla group. The BBC has not been in a position to independently confirm this.

Police stations, municipal buildings and civilian targets had been hit as an escalating safety disaster grips the South American nation.

Police put the toll at seven lifeless, in keeping with Reuters and Agence France-Presse, whereas the variety of injured ranged from 28 to greater than 50.

In a press release posted to social media, the Colombian Ministry of Defence stated there have been 12 assaults within the Cauca area and 7 within the Valle del Cauca area, the ministry stated.

The ministry described the violence as “a determined response by unlawful armed teams to the large operations of the (army and police), which have devastated their illicit buildings and economies”.

The mayor of the area’s largest metropolis, Cali, stated town had returned to 1989, when it was blighted by the medicine commerce and cartel violence.

The assaults come days after the tried assassination of presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay within the capital metropolis, Bogota, whereas he addressed supporters.

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A decide has ordered the detention of {the teenager}, the Legal professional Common’s workplace added.