Colombian soldier killed in armed attack during military operation

A Colombian soldier was killed in an armed attack in the Guachaca district of Santa Marta, the army's Second Brigade said. Troops from Mountain Battalion No. 6 came under rifle and machine-gun fire during military operations, the army said.

The brigade blamed the attack on the Organized Armed Group known as Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra. The slain soldier was identified as professional soldier Brajhan Daniel Ropero Lozano.

A second soldier, Daniel Gracia Carrascal, was wounded and taken to a hospital in Santa Marta after receiving first aid from combat medics. The army expressed condolences to the family of the killed soldier and wished the injured soldier a speedy recovery.