Two FARC minefields were discovered and subsequently diffused Wednesday by army troops in the departments of Meta and Norte de Santander.
In the first minefield discovered in the department of Meta, soldiers reported finding a mined area with 11 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), newspaper El Espectador reports. According to authorities, the minefield was prepared by guerrillas from the “Camilo Torres” unit of the FARC, and was intended for passing troops and civilians.
The other minefield belonged to the “Resistencia Bari” unit of the FARC, and was located and destroyed in a controlled manner by members of the Second Division in the department of Norte de Santander.
The FARC have been infamous with their use of landmines, which killed two children and two soldiers last April, and another five soldiers last August.