8 killed in Colombia terrorist attacks
Bogota, June 11 (UNI) Eight people were killed and 28 others injured Tuesday in a wave of terrorist attacks in southwest Colombia, local authorities confirmed.
The latest terrorist attack occurred in a rural area in Jamundi, a town in western Valle del Cauca department, which claimed three lives.
Jamundi mayor Paola Castillo condemned the attack and said that officers found a cylinder on the Guachinte Bridge that exploded.
The head of the Colombian police force, Carlos Fernando Triana confirmed on the social platform X that three police officers died as a result of the wave of attacks in the city of Cali, capital of Valle del Cauca department. Two civilians were also killed and another 10 injured.
The Third Division of the Colombian National Army condemned the attacks in various towns in the southwestern departments in Colombia.
"We express our absolute support for the Colombian police, which have been a direct target of these cowardly attacks, and we reiterate our unwavering commitment to the defense and security of citizens," it said in a statement.
The army announced that security forces have been deployed as reinforcements in the affected areas.
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