Ten-year-old boy killed in Colombia's first drone death

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Cat McGowan
BBC News



Colombia's defence ministry and a rebel group blame each other for the attack


A 10-year-old boy has been killed in a drone attack, becoming the first person to die in such an attack in Colombia, according to the nation's defence ministry.

Colombia's army commander said a grenade had fallen from the drone onto a football field in the town of El Plateado, leaving 12 other people injured.

The ministry said Wednesday's attack was targeting soldiers and blamed the Carlos Patiño Front, a group of dissident guerrillas who broke away from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) when the Farc signed a peace deal with the Colombian government in 2016.

A leader of the Carlos Patiño Front, Kevin Arcos, denied responsibility when contacted by AFP and blamed Colombia's army.

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