Four Colombian military personnel were injured on Sunday after an explosive device exploded in a rural area of Tibú, in the department of Norte de Santander, bordering Venezuela.
“Four of our soldiers were stunned and treated at the scene by combat nurses who stabilized them before being transferred to Cúcuta, in order to provide them with specialized medical care,” the Army said in a statement.
The military, members of Mechanized Cavalry Group #5 of Ground Operations Battalion #10, were conducting a routine patrol when an improvised explosive device was activated in the passage of armored vehicles in the La Florida sector.
Four soldiers were injured by stunning and were treated at the scene of the incident by military nurses, who stabilized them and took them to Cúcuta, capital of Norte de Santander, for specialized medical care.
Local press media says several attack have being reported in the area, reporting that after the explosion, there were reports of heavy clashes in this area, where several vehicles were caught on the track, with passengers, in the crossfire.
ELN announced today that from midnight this morning until January 3, it will implement a unilateral ceasefire “as a gesture of peace” on Christmas dates.
The Government and ELN had until 3 August the longest bilateral ceasefire agreed with the guerrilla, which could not be extended due to disagreements at a dialogue table that is currently suspended.