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

1 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

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

 

Contact

Carolina Azevedo, Head of Communications, UN Mission in Colombia, azevedoc@un.org [3]

  •  [4]Statement by the Secretary-General on the awarding of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Peace [4]Statement by the Secretary-General on the awarding of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Peace [4]
  •  [5]Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on Colombia [5]Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on Colombia [5]

Source URL: http://unmc.unmissions.org/en/un-mission-colombia-verifies-destruction-620kg-munition-and-explosives-farc-ep-0

Links
[1] http://unmc.unmissions.org/en/un-mission-colombia-verifies-destruction-620kg-munition-and-explosives-farc-ep-0
[2] http://bit.ly/2dhefBa
[3] mailto:azevedoc@un.org
[4] http://unmc.unmissions.org/en/statement-secretary-general-awarding-2016-nobel-prize-peace
[5] http://unmc.unmissions.org/en/statement-attributable-spokesperson-un-secretary-general-colombia