Source: The Journal and Colprensa Pais - El Colombiano
The pitsawyers murder occurred on the banks of the river Truando in rural Riosucio. Until yesterday afternoon the authorities had reached the site of the massacre. Photo The Country
A faction of the fronts 57 and 5 of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, attacked the camps of several sawmills on the sidewalk Clavelina, on the banks of the river Truandó in Riosucio, Choco, and murdered at least five workers.
Other sawyers, whose number could rise to twenty according to the locals, were taken hostage by the guerrillas, said the Representative of the Municipality, Dario Blandon.
He said that to analyze the situation and establish the actual number of dead and captive, yesterday held a security meeting in the population.
After the meeting agreed to send today to the site of the massacre to a humanitarian commission composed of representatives of the Parish, City Hall, the Diocese of Apartado and Chocó Ombudsman's Office to verify information to farmers, such indicate that five people were killed and kidnapped at least twenty sawyers.
"The information we have is that there was a raid on the FARC, which killed some people and took others. So we go from boat to that place, five hours distant village, to confirm the names of victims and really know what happened to the people who say they took the guerrillas, "said the Representative of Riosucio, in the afternoon yesterday.
Blandon said that in that area a great many people, mostly residents and surrounding areas Riosucio Truandó river.
Riosucio elected Mayor, Jorge Isaac Mosquera, said the rebel incursion happened two days, the same area a year ago the FARC killed fourteen sawmills.
Mosquera, who takes office next January, said the five people killed were in the Middle Truandó site that the armed group continued to 'collect' workers through the area of \u200b\u200btimber harvesting, which was kidnapped.
"As the security forces has been so hard for the guerrillas of the FARC and has been decimated, so the subversive act this way, in a surprise move and in remote places, as in this case. We will ask the Army that we work with the security measures in order to reach the region and clarify well what happened to these rural workers, "said Mayor-elect Riosucio.
For his part, Secretary of Government of Chocó, Modesto Serna said they knew of guerrilla action information provided by the Representative of Riosucio.
Based on the report of Blandon, Serna confirmed that the insurgents killed at least five woodcutters and kidnapped twenty. The rebels fled into the jungle area.
The key data
Chocó is a department that has permanent presence of the FARC guerrillas and paramilitary groups operating in various areas.
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