The 2018 Colombia police stations attacks occurred on January 27, 2018, when two hand grenades were thrown at police stations in Barranquilla and Soledad. About five officers died (a sixth later on) and 48 people were wounded, the latter of which included some civilians. On January 28, two policemen died after an attack on a police station in Santa Rosa del Sur, bringing the death toll to seven. All the dead were serving officers in the National Police of Colombia.[1]
| 2018 Colombia police stations attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of Colombian conflict | |
  Barranquilla Soledad Santa Rosa del Sur 2018 Colombia police stations attacks (Colombia) | |
| Location | Bolívar Department and Atlántico Department, Colombia |
| Date | 27–28 January 2018 6:40 am & 4:00 am |
| Weapons | Grenade |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 48 |
| Perpetrators |  ELN |
The National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible for the attacks on the police stations.[2] The attacks were one of the deadliest on the security forces in the last few years in Colombia.[3][4]
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suspended peace talks with the group afterwards.[5]
Victims
editThe dead victims of the third attack were Manuel Galvis Contreras and Ferney Alexander Posada.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Colombia Police Station Bombings Kill 7 Officers". Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ "Colombia's ELN rebels responsible for bomb attacks on police -..." U.K. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ hermesauto (2018-01-27). "Five killed in bomb attack at Colombia police station". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ Cobb, Julia Symmes. "Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebels after bomb attacks". U.K. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ Ray Sanchez; Abel Alvarado. "Colombia suspends talks with rebels after bombings aimed at police". CNN. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ "Tercer ataque contra la policía en Colombia en dos días: una explosión dejó dos muertos en Bolívar". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-26.