Vice President of Colombia Francia Marquez condemned on Tuesday a new attempted attack with explosives. against him during his trip to the Choco region in the northwest of the country.

Marquez explained during the event that despite the police’s advice about the danger he might be in, decided to attend the meeting.

As he explained, upon arrival at the airport, the agent warned him that I wasn’t sure because artifacts could be installed in the immediate vicinity, according to the station Radio RCN.

Attorney General Francisco Barbosa was surprised by the denunciation by the vice president, who assured that the police and the national protection unit They did not provide security guarantees.

“It seems difficult for the vice president of the country to say this,” Barbosa stated, noting Márquez’s claims that “no one guaranteed his safety”.

“Number two” of the Colombian government participated in the act of recognizing the responsibility of the state for the operation “Genesis against Colombia”, where He apologized to the victims of military and paramilitary operations in the region.

“National government recognizes the responsibility of the Colombian State for violations of human and territorial rights committed against blacks in the territories of the Kakarika river basin,” said Marquez, who expressed regret that they occurred “in the context of armed conflict and within the framework of structural and institutional racism that contributed to the continuation of this conflict in the territories of blacks.”