The military found five means of launching of improvised explosive devices.
In the last few hours, soldiers of Colombian National Army thwarted a terrorist operation with explosives that were going to be activated against military units in the municipality of El Tarra, Department of Norte de Santander.
In the early hours of the morning, units in the village of Bellavista reacted to the activities of some individuals, with whom there was an exchange of fire. After securing the area, the units conducted a review of the sector and five improvised explosive devices launching ramps were found by troops, which were destroyed in controlled conditions.
Thanks to the timely reaction of the soldiers, a terrorist attack against the military units that provide security to the community was prevented. The organized armed group ELN interferes in this region.
Source: National Army - Second Division
