The Army's Third Division confirmed that five soldiers were injured as a result of a possible technical failure with an artillery piece in the 29th Instruction, Training and Retraining Battalion in the village of El Estrecho, municipality of El Patía.

Those affected are a lieutenant, a vice-first sergeant and three professional soldiers who were evacuated from the area and transferred to health centers in Popayán.

The authorities reported that a shooting training and artillery system test exercise was being carried out in that area , and that a failure occurred when firing a grenade.

"Three soldiers were wounded and two were injured in the incident, one due to a splinter to the ankle and the other due to stunning."

The authorities affirmed that none of the uniformed men had serious injuries, however, in videos recorded by other uniformed men , the magnitude of the explosion can be seen and the screams of the injured can be heard.

Source : https://caracol.com.co/emisora/2022/03/24/popayan/1648122077_783112.html