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

The country's defence ministry has blamed Wednesday's attack on rebel guerrillas.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersTen-year-old boy killed in Colombia's first drone deathGetty ImagesColombia's defence ministry and a rebel group blame each other for the attackA 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.

Defence minister Iván Velásquez expressed solidarity with the boy's family in a post on X, saying there would be a military offensive to "capture those responsible".

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