the surge of terrorist actions registered in Cúcuta due to the armed strike announced by the ELN began at 1:30 in the morning, when a group of police officers and two canines were checking an abandoned explosive device.
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Jelly, a Belgian Malinois dog, with seven years of service in the National Police, He died while checking for the presence of explosives inside a suspicious box.
In four months the canine was going to receive her retirement.
“The dog put her head inside the box and immediately detonated, under power, but she did eat the whole wave,” said a uniformed officer after the explosion.
The canine was accompanied by Flor Katerine Flórez García, who was her guide and was injured by stunning. The uniformed woman was transferred to a medical center and she has hearing injuries caused by the explosive wave.
The Directorate of Carabineros of the National Police reported that minutes before Jelly’s death, the canine had detected two more explosives in other parts of the Cúcuta metropolitan area.
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“The Colombian Carabineros and Canine Guides vehemently reject the terrorist action of the ELN in the ring road of the city of Cúcuta, where an explosive charge ended the life of our canine Jelly, an expert in explosives detection,” said the police. Police in a statement.
For his part, Brigadier General Óscar Moreno, commander of the Cúcuta Metropolitan Police, indicated that a citizen complaint reported the explosive.
“After the inspection of the package, it is activated causing the death of Jelly, a canine with more than seven years of service (…) We continue to work in an articulated manner to continue providing peace of mind to our citizens,” said the officer.
The maneuver of the canine prevented the death of at least 11 policemen who were a few meters from the explosive. Four uniformed men had to be evacuated to a health center.
CUCUTA
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