In compliance with the Bicentennial Campaign Plan “Heroes de la Libertad”, troops of the National Army, achieved the neutralization of an explosive device in the urban area of San Calixto.
San José de Cúcuta March 1, 2019. In a territorial control operation, units of the National Army found in the urban area of San Calixto, an explosive device belonging to the organized armed group GAO - Eln, which according to the investigations would be triggered against the civilian population and the troops in this area.
By means of intelligence information, it was possible to establish that the appliance was conditioned with 70 meters of two wire cable and with activation system by control cable. It was planted at the entrance of a house, on the main street of the municipality. Once the situation was known, the Explosives and Demolitions Group (EXDE) activated the security protocols to carry out the destruction of this element under controlled conditions, preventing collateral damages.
Source: National Army
