1. The interdisciplinary team which was formed by the Office of the Attorney General and National Police in Colombia is making progress in clearing up terrorist attacks committed in Pereira (Risaralda) and Bogotá since 2015, including terrorist attack committed on June 17th at the so-called shopping center Andino.
  2. Today in the afternoon, investigators conducted ten (10) home searches in the cities of Bogotá and El Espinal (Tolima) and therefore, eight people were arrested. These people will be prosecuted in a few hours for criminal conspiracy, terrorism, kidnapping, aggravated robbery offenses.
  3. Evidences which are in possession of investigators indicate that four men and four women belong to the self-denominated Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo (MRP), a group that has claimed responsibility of several attacks.
  4. This interdisciplinary team will continue with all investigations aimed at clarifying these terrorist actions and trying to identify the perpetrator and the mastermind of these facts.