At least There were 18 people murdered There have been five massacres in Colombia in the last two days The Institute for Development and Peace Research (Indepaz) condemned the attacks carried out this Tuesday in the Casanare, Nariño, Huila, Valle del Cauca and Antioquia regions. “We have recorded five massacres in the last 24 hours (Algeciras, Ipiales, Puerto Berrío, Jamundí, Villanueva) and another is in the process of being confirmed in Antioquia,” Indepaz director Leonardo González said in a message posted on social media. network .
The latest case occurred in the village of La Colmena, Villanueva (Casanare), where, according to the police, unknown persons killed three Venezuelans. on micro human trafficking.
A massacre took place on Monday night in the Ipiales municipality in the Nariño province, where the main border gate between Colombia and Ecuador is located, in which three people of “foreign origin” were killed and one person was injured. “The deceased individuals were known by the aliases ‘Yimmi,’ ‘Yordin,’ and ‘El Rolo,’” police said in a statement, adding that they apparently They were part of a criminal organization It is known as Los Choneros.
In the Algeciras municipality of Huila, 4 people were killed when armed men entered a house and attacked the people there. “We reject the massacre that took the lives of four people today in Huila, Algeciras. Persistence in violence and attacks against civilians are deplorable actions that cannot be sustained. Peace is demonstrated by actions and this is the moment,” detailed the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace in X.
Additionally, four people were shot dead inside a bus in the town of Puerto Berrío, in the Magdalena Medio region. “Together with all the forces of the state, we are advancing efforts to clarify the multiple cases of murder (4 people) in Puerto Berrío,” Aníbal Gaviria, governor of Antioquia, said in a statement on the social network X today. said. According to Colonel Luis Cubillos, police commander in Magdalena Medio, the attacked bus covered the route between Medellín (the capital of Antioquia) and Puerto Berrío, and “when it stopped to drop off some passengers, two criminals entered the car and shot four people on the bus, three men.” and a woman.” officer of this massacre may be related to a showdown between criminal groups region.
On the other hand, four more people were killed in the Jamundí municipality. In According to Indepaz, these people were taken from a celebration in a known industry. La Liberia and since their bodies were found elsewhere. Details of this organization so far this year are as follows: 86 massacres were committed Colombia.