Abelardo de la Espriella's newly inaugurated government carried out its first bombings against guerrillas in Colombia. The air operations took place in the Colombian Amazon region and resulted in the death of four minors.
The victims were children or teenagers who were in the area hit by the bombings. This was the first aerial attack carried out by the new Colombian administration since Abelardo de la Espriella took office as president.
The government justified the operations as actions against guerrilla groups operating in the country's Amazon region. However, the death of the four minors generated controversy over the military tactics adopted by the new administration.
This episode marks the beginning of the new Colombian government's security policy, which promised a more aggressive stance against illegal armed groups operating in the national territory, especially in the Amazon rainforest area.
