Drone Attack on Colombian Military Base Kills Three Soldiers

A drone attack on a military base in northern Colombia killed three soldiers and injured at least 8 others, according to ABC News, which reported the figures from Colombia's army.

ABC News reported that the attack struck a military base in northern Colombia and that the country's army was the source of the casualty count. The report, distributed as a wire story, stated that three soldiers died and that at least 8 were injured.

The report attributes all of its casualty figures to Colombia's army and does not cite any independent confirmation. ABC News did not, in the summary available for this account, describe the base by name, the time of the attack, or the number of drones involved. Those details, where they exist, are not contained in the source material for this story.

According to ABC News, the headline describes the event as a drone attack on a Colombian military base, and the summary says the attack "killed three soldiers." Both descriptions appear in the report and are the only accounts of the event available for this story.

Because the account rests on a single wire report, the status of any investigation, responsibility for the attack, and any official response beyond the army's casualty count cannot be established from the available sources. No other outlet's reporting on the event was available for comparison.

Further detail would require additional official statements or independent reporting, and none is included in the material reviewed for this story.

Sources: ABC News: Drone attack on a Colombian military base leaves 3 soldiers dead.