Five people died and 65 were wounded when a grenade exploded during an indigenous
New Years party in a remote region of northern Colombia, local
authorities said on Thursday.
Indigenous leader Betoven Arlan Ariza, however, secured it was an attack. “Someone threw a grenade where people were celebrating and now there are five people dead and more than sixty wounded. Four women and one man are dead, all members of the Kankuamo tribe,” the indigenous leader said.
It was an “act of war” against
the community, he told Caracol Radio.
The Police offered a 20 million peso reward for those who have information leading to those responsible for the explosion.
The total number of violent deaths across Colombia was 54 this year. 112 people were injured.