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UN Mission in Colombia verifies the destruction of 620kg of munition and explosives by the FARC-EP [1]

3 Oct 2016

UN Mission in Colombia verifies the destruction of 620kg of munition and explosives by the FARC-EP

Llanos del Yari, Colombia - The UN Mission in Colombia verified today the destruction of 620 kg of explosives, detonators, gunpowder, grenades, mines, and bomb making components by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP).

The destruction was carried out in the Yari plains, Meta department, under the observation of experts and international observers from the UN Mission in the country.

The FARC-EP detonated explosives at 11:30 am today, in three different areas, according to international safety standards.
 

For photos: flickr.com/MisionONUCol [2]

To download the video (credit FARC-EP): http://bit.ly/2dhefBa [3]

Contact: 
Carolina Azevedo, Head of Communications, UN Mission in Colombia, azevedoc@un.org [4]

Press Releases [5]
  •  [6]Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on Colombia [6]Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on Colombia [6]
  •  [7] Government, FARC-EP and UN Mission kick start joint verification mechanism at national HQ and regional offices [7]Colombia: Government, FARC-EP and UN Mission kick start joint verification mechanism at national HQ and regional offices [7]

Source URL: http://unmc.unmissions.org/en/un-mission-colombia-verifies-destruction-620kg-munition-and-explosives-farc-ep

Links
[1] http://unmc.unmissions.org/en/un-mission-colombia-verifies-destruction-620kg-munition-and-explosives-farc-ep
[2] http://flickr.com/MisionONUCol
[3] http://bit.ly/2dhefBa
[4] mailto:azevedoc@un.org
[5] http://unmc.unmissions.org/en/press-releases
[6] http://unmc.unmissions.org/en/statement-attributable-spokesperson-un-secretary-general-colombia
[7] http://unmc.unmissions.org/en/colombia-government-farc-ep-and-un-mission-kick-start-joint-verification-mechanism-national-hq-and