Thirty -four Colombian soldiers were captured in a guerrilla controlled area in the Amazon tropical forest section extending to southern Colombia, the defense minister said Pedro Sanchez Yesterday Tuesday.

Mr Sanchez did not clarify when the military was captured, however, he stressed that the development was recorded after battles with guerrillas of the so -called Central General Staff (EMC), arranging for the former FARCs who reject their 2016 Peace Agreement. he said.

The hostilities took place in a rural area in the municipality of El Ratorno, in the province of Guaviare.

Defense Minister Sanchez noted that the military was captured in “illegal, criminal act of people with politicians”. This is “abduction”, he insisted.

It is not uncommon forced citizens or manipulated by armed organizations to capture military or police officers, who generally avoid opening fire on citizens. In June, 57 soldiers were held captive for two days in a mountainous area in southeastern Colombia, also a former FARC stronghold.

The Army has stated that he was escalating his action against EMC, led by his leadership Ivan Mordisk – This is a nickname – after last Thursday’s bombing in Cali, a third city in the country, where six people were killed and injured another 60. Authorities dismissed EMC’s responsibility, the strongest faction of former FARCs.

Two members were detained and prosecuted the action in front of a Air Force School, with a truck trapped with a large amount of explosives. Second trapped truck did not explode.

On the same day, not far from Medhew, the country’s second city, 13 police officers were killed in fire exchanges and when it was shot down with a Black Hawk helicopter drone as they participated in a Coca Coca Cocaine destruction operation in the world with the largest cocaine production in the world.

Authorities attributed these actions to EMC faction, which is in conflict with the main body of Ivan Mordisko’s organization.

Following last week’s attacks, Defense Minister Sanchez announced that the state would develop “all” the means at its disposal to “neutralize the threats” of the country’s security, as Colombia has been living the most serious crisis for a decade on the 20th century.