Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) continue to be deployed in Apure state, and this Sunday, May 23, they continued the task of deactivating anti-personnel mines planted in the area by Colombian paramilitary groups seeking to take control of the border region, reported Telesur journalist Madelein GarcĂa.
GarcĂa posted a video on Twitter showing the special equipment used by Venezuelan soldiers who continue to clear mines from this area, formerly under the control of Colombian narco terrorists.
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“The #FANB is still clearing landmines planted by paramilitary #Colombian groups in #Apure, where an operation continues to expel the groups from the country. They exported their terrorism to #Venezuela in an escalation of aggression. Here we show it.”
https://twitter.com/madeleintlSUR/status/1396611849622376450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1396611849622376450%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fultimasnoticias.com.ve%2Fnoticias%2Fpolitica%2Ffanb-continua-operaciones-de-desminado-en-apure%2F
These homemade mines are part of the arsenal used by these paramilitary groups to sow terror among the local population and to prevent the action of Venezuela’s security forces, a method categorized as “inhumane” [and prohibited by the United Nations since 1997] due to its indiscriminate targeting of victims, that include defenseless civilians.
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https://twitter.com/madeleintlSUR/status/1396612444143898633
“Let’s see once again how the #FANB deactivates the antipersonnel mines that cause terror in #Apure, that between January and March 2021 alone left 104 victims in #Colombia, caused by terrorist groups that entered Venezuela, exporting their war, and fighting the FANB,” wrote Madelein Garcia on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/madeleintlSUR/status/1396613785503289346
Featured image: FANB soldiers in Apure. File photo.
(Ăšltimas Noticias) by Narkys Blanco with Orinoco Tribune content
Translated by Orinoco Tribune
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