New massacre in Colombia: murder of five people in rural Caquetá

In the afternoon of this Saturday, June 26, a new massacre took place in Colombia, this time in a rural area of ​​the municipality of San Vicente del Caguán, Department of Caqueta. According to the report of the inhabitants of the region, five people were killed due to the dissent of the FARC-EP.

The multiple homicide was announced by the mayor of this city, Julián Perdomo Losada, and it happened around 5 o’clock in the afternoon: “There was a massacre, unfortunately five people were murdered, peasants from the village of La Sierra, which is located an hour and a half from San Vicente del Caguán, ”he said in statements collected by Caracol Radio.

The events happened on the sidewalk The saw, between La Machaca and La Sombra. The site is located an hour and a half from San Vicente del Caguán, a point historically plagued by violence and guerrilla groups. And known, in addition, to have been the epicenter of the peace talks between the FARC and the government of then President Andrés Pastrana, between 1998 and 2002.

Apparently the five men they were shot dead by dissidents from the above-mentioned outlaw group, since, according to images circulating on social networks, next to the lifeless bodies an alleged banner was found, which indicated that the victims had pending accounts with the in front of Edison Cinco Mil, from the Eastern bloc.

“I am perplexed by the massacre that took place in the village of Sierra, which belongs to the city of shadows, a former demilitarized zone. We strongly reject this massacre which has been presented, as it generates a lot of fear and uncertainty within the community.“Added Mayor Perdomo Losada in dialogue with Week. In addition, at a local station, he said: “We bet on peace, on reconciliation, and these acts generate uncertainty, generate fear and total rejection in our community ”.

Local media, ‘La Nación’, had statements from Geovany Martínez, government secretary of San Vicente del Caguán, who said that “we do not yet know the identities and those responsible”.

While the first report spoke of five homicides, could be six in total, according to the complaint published by the Twitter account ‘#SOSColombiaDDHH’. A community commission goes to the region to analyze the events.

“As the government turns our attention, Colombia continues to bleed to death, today six people were massacred in the village of La Sierra in San Vicente del Caguán – Caquetá. The community checks the facts“, Also affirmed the senator, Feliciano Valencia, on his Twitter account.

Homicides in Pailitas, Caesar:

This Saturday, it was also confirmed that three police officers were killed and a woman was injured in the municipality of bankruptcy, in the department of Caesar, as announced by Noticias Caracol.

It seems, two hitmen They arrived by motorbike at a shopping center in the area, known as “Piscines Laura Sofía”, where men in uniform chatting with their families during their leave, and they were shot.

Establishment patrols have been identified as Hernando Rafael Mercado Figueroa, Jader Martínez López Yes Leonardo Badillo Hernandez. A pregnant woman, who would be the wife of one of the victims, was injured in the leg, according to the aforementioned media.

Patrols of the National Police attend the attack and initiate the respective investigations. The judicial authorities have not yet ruled, however, in this area of ​​the department the Camilo Torres ELN Guerrilla Front, which could be at the origin of the homicides.

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