Two police officers and the alleged perpetrator were killed on Tuesday morning when explosives were detonated on the perimeter of Cucuta International Airport in northern Colombia, authorities said.
An unknown person crossed the airport fence and approached the runways. The first explosion occurred, resulting in his death and the scattering of human remains in the area, according to the police. "While reconnaissance in the zone, the pyrotechnicians located a suitcase," which also exploded, killing two police officers, Giovanni Madariaga, the commander of the Kukuta metropolitan police, told the media.
Flights to the airport were suspended when the first explosion was heard. "We reject and condemn this terrorist act, which, as always, was aimed at destabilizing the country," said Defense Minister Diego Molano, who hinted that the attack may have been planned on Venezuelan soil, which, according to It is used as a base by Colombian guerrilla organizations.
There have been at least four attacks in the area during the year, including one with rifles against a helicopter carrying President Ivan Duque, accompanied by his ministers, at Cucuta Airport on June 25. Neither the head of state nor any of the other passengers were injured.
(ΚΥΠΕ-ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ-AFP / ΚΧΡ / ΓΒΑ)