At least four military personnel have lost their lives and another two have been injured in a drone attack loaded with explosives in northern Colombia, as the president of the country, Abelardo de la Espriella, has confirmed.
The head of State has reported through his social media the number of deaths and injuries following the aggression recorded in the municipality of Tibú, located in the department of Norte de Santander.
In his message, he has regretted that "four heroes of our homeland were cowardly murdered by narcoterrorists", has expressed his condolences to the relatives of the dead military personnel, and has extended his "solidarity and wishes for a speedy recovery" to the two injured.
De la Espriella has also indicated that he has ordered "to deploy the full capacity of intelligence, investigation and operation of the Public Force to pursue, locate and bring to justice" those responsible for the attack.
According to military sources cited by Caracol Radio, suspicions are directed toward the guerrillas of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), in the context of the military offensive launched 21 months ago in the Catatumbo area with the aim of driving the ELN and the FARC dissidents out of the region.