Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Antioquia, Anori area, Colombia on Thu 16th November 2023

16th November 2023

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Around 16 November 2023 (as reported), in the rural area of Anori municipality (Antioquia), two military soldiers were killed, and two soldiers and one civilian were injured, in an attack with an explosive device planted by suspected members of the 36th FARC dissident front in the Puerto Rico vereda. The detonation occurred when the soldiers were inspecting yellow machinery that had been recovered after being stolen from a gold mine in early November. It was reported that one of the backhoes contained explosives (unspecified). 2 fatalities.

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Antioquia ( Anori area )

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