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(CNN Spanish) --
A group of 19 students from a cadet battalion was injured this Thursday after it was hit by a "dry lightning" while they were carrying out a tactical exercise on a property of the Tolemaida Military Fort, in Nilo, Cundinamarca , reported the Colombian Army in a statement.
The troops were "affected by a natural electrical discharge," the statement explained, adding that at the time of the incident "it was not raining."
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The Army said that the injured "were treated by military health personnel and later transferred to a care center, where at this time they are under medical observation."
No details about his condition were released.
The statement also indicated that: "the institution will remain attentive to the evolution of the cadets, and will make all necessary support available to them and their families."