The explosive device had been hidden in a white fiber bag on the side of the road and planted by terrorists of the group 'Marta Helena Barón' Gao-Eln.
The Task Force Quiron, through a tactical and reconnaissance operation, managed to find an explosive device that was on the road that leads to the municipality of Corocito, municipality of Tame, in the department of Arauca.
Once the security protocols were carried out in order to preserve the good conditions of the passengers and the vehicular traffic, the soldiers of the Explosions and Demolitions Group, EXDE - DELTA of the National Army, destroyed under controlled conditions the device that was inside a bag of white fiber with three kilograms of explosives.
Later, another review in the sector was conducted to clear no other war elements that could put at risk the civilian population and the troops had been planted.
Source: Eighteenth Brigade of the National Army
