Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Colombian Navy officials said three soldiers were killed and four others were injured Tuesday after a drone loaded with explosives attacked a vessel navigating a river near the country's Pacific coast.
Colombia is experiencing its worst wave of violence since the signing of a peace treaty between its government and the now-defunct FARC guerilla group, with deadly drone attacks on the rise. Tuesday's attack occurred while troops were patrolling the Naya River, in a rural area near Colombia's main port on the Pacific Ocean, Navy officials said in a press release.
The four injured soldiers were taken by helicopter to the city of Buenaventura for medical care.Authorities blame the attack on a FARC dissident group led by Ivan...