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Terrorist attacks in Colombia almost doubled in 2020: defense ministry
by Adriaan Alsema February 4, 2021
Terrorist attacks in Colombia almost doubled in 2020 compared to the year before, according to the country’s defense ministry.
In its monthly report, the defense ministry said it registered 403 acts of terrorism last year, a 93% increase compared to the 209 registered in 2019.
Definition: Law 599 of 2000 defines terrorism as the act of provoking or maintaining the population or part of it in a state of anxiety or terror through acts that endanger the life, physical integrity or freedom of people, or buildings, media, transport, the processing or transport of fluids and road infrastructure, using means capable of causing havoc.
Defense Ministry
The legal definition of terrorism in Colombia includes the assassination of human rights defenders and community leaders.
Indepaz registered 300 assassinations of social leaders in 2020, the highest number since 2011.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/terrorist-attacks-in-colombia-almost-doubled-in-2020-defense-ministry/
