A ten-year-old boy has been killed in a drone assault, the primary drone demise within the nation, in response to the nation’s defence ministry.
The grenade fell on a soccer subject within the city of El Plateado and left 12 others injured, according to the country’s army commander.
The ministry stated Wednesday’s assault was focusing on troopers and blamed the Carlos Patiño Entrance, a bunch of guerrillas who broke away from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) when the armed group signed a peace cope with the Colombian authorities in 2016.
A frontrunner of the Carlos Patiño Entrance, Kevin Arcos, denied duty when contacted by AFP and blamed Colombia’s military.
Defence minister Iván Velásquez Gómez expressed solidarity with the boy’s household in a post on X, saying there could be a navy offensive to “seize these accountable”.
The incident within the southern Cauca area highlights the continued violence within the South American nation.
Guerrillas are more and more utilizing commercially out there drones to drop explosives on rivals.
In June, the Colombian military reported 17 drone assaults over six weeks, with no ensuing deaths.
Drones have additionally been utilized by Colombia’s authorities to extend surveillance.
Colombia’s left-wing President Gustavo Petro is a former guerrilla fighter and has promised to convey peace by negotiating with remaining rebels.
The 2016 peace deal between the federal government and Farc aimed to finish 5 a long time of armed battle, by which greater than 260,000 folks had been killed and hundreds of thousands internally displaced.
