A boy, only nine years old, found the dangerous element on the bank of the San Juan River, while playing with the water, in his innocence, he began to manipulate the anti-personnel mine that would have been planted by the Eln. Seconds later, it activated and injured him.
Heeding the call of the community, members of the Military Forces of the Joint Task Force Titan provided first aid to the minor, in the village of Noanam谩, municipality of intermediate San Juan in the department of Choc贸, who was injured, due to handling an explosive device that was left on the banks of the San Juan River, allegedly by the organized armed group Eln.
The boy was playing in the tributary, when he found on the bank, an object that exploded when he picked it up, causing serious injuries to his face and right hand, in addition to shrapnel in the chest, abdomen and limbs.
People alerted the crew members of a river operations group of the Colombian Navy and Colombian National Army, who were conducting a river checkpoint in the Union Wounan sector, who immediately traveled to the scene and provided the minor with first aid, consisting of assessment, cleaning of the wound and stabilization, until the moment of his river transfer to the municipality of Itsmina, department of Choc贸.
The Military Forces reject the installation and use of improvised explosive devices by the organized armed group Eln, who commit crimes in the region, and put the lives of the inhabitants of this community at risk, violating human Rights norms and International Humanitarian Law.
In the same way, it reminds the inhabitants that, in case of finding any strange object around their houses, roads or in nearby rural areas, they should keep their distance, prevent touching the element and immediately notify the authorities.tion, jusqu'au moment de son transfert fluvial vers la municipalit茅 d'Itsmina, d茅partement du Choc贸.
Les Forces militaires rejettent l'installation et l'utilisation d'engins explosifs improvis茅s par le groupe arm茅 organis茅 Eln, qui commet des crimes 脿 Los Angeles, et mettent en danger la vie des habitants de cette communaut茅, violant les normes des droits de l'homme et le Droit international humanitaire.
De m锚me, il rappelle aux habitants qu'en cas de d茅couverte d'un objet 茅trange autour de leurs maisons, routes ou dans les zones rurales voisines, ils doivent garder leurs distances, emp锚cheer de toucher l'茅l茅ment et en informer imm茅diatement les autorit茅s, pour le contr么le de la situation.
