Tragedy in Cauca: House used by terrorists to store explosives detonated; one dead and several injured
One person dead and several with serious injuries is the preliminary toll of an explosion that occurred in a dwelling that FARC dissidents were using to store explosives, in the department of Cauca.
TL;DR
- An explosion occurred at a dwelling in the La Hacienda village, El Tambo, Cauca.
- The dwelling was used by the Carlos Patiño front, a FARC dissident group, to manufacture and store explosives.
- One person was killed, and several others were injured.
- The explosion destroyed the dissident group's house and some neighboring homes.
- Explosives stored included motorcycles fitted with bombs, intended for use in Argelia.
- An individual named 'Tornillo' was reportedly planning to detonate explosives if security forces approached.