At least there are three people dead The attack on the police this Wednesday In the municipality of Tibu in the Norte de Santander region of Colombia. deaths a woman and two policemen, later identified as Ángelo Raúl Martínez Arévalo and Andrés Idarraga Orozco. The identity of the woman was not disclosed. There are also ten more wounded, five of whom are agents and the rest are civilians.
Police said the incident occurred as “the criminals launched an explosive attack” as the police vehicle was moving to the facilities of the National Army base in Tibú.
Officials in Norte de Santander (in the northeast of Colombia) stated that “Nortesantanderians cannot withstand further deaths or violent actions by armed groups”. “We reject the events that took the lives of several people in the municipality of Tibú, mourning their families and the department so longing for peace. (…) Enough of this violence against citizens and the Public Power. Leave home every day hoping to return every night to hug loved ones.”
There are National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas and Revolutionary Armed Opponents in this part of the country, which is close to the Venezuelan border and is one of the poorest areas in Colombia. The Colombian Forces (FARC) and other gangs face drug trafficking, W Radio reported.