Francia Márquez denounces an attempted attack against her

The Vice President of Colombia, Francia Marquez, in Buenaventura, on December 7, 2022. VANNESSA JIMENEZ

The escorts of the Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, found more than seven kilos of explosive on the road that leads to her family residence in the green area of ​​Yolombo, in the municipality of Suárez, in the department of Cauca, the

denounced this Tuesday. by Gustavo Petro.

A police anti-explosive team destroyed the device without anyone being injured, the vice president recounted on her social networks.

"It was a new attempt to make an attempt on my life," Márquez wrote in a message on Twitter that he accompanied with photos of the explosives and the authorities' report.

“However, we will not stop working, day after day, until we achieve the total peace that Colombia dreams of and needs.

We will not give up until in each territory it is possible to live in true harmony, ”he added on news that aroused a wave of solidarity.

Throughout the past weekend, a festive bridge in Colombia, the visit of the vice president to her residence in Yolombo was planned, "for which reason the pre-route review was carried out," the police report states.

"Members of her security team detected the explosive charge installed one meter from the road on the route that leads to her residence," the document continues.

Due to the characteristics and location of the artifact, intelligence and security personnel "concluded that it was an obvious attack against the vice president."

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