Attack leaves three dead, several injured at Continental Gold site in Colombia
TORONTO — Continental Gold Inc. is mourning the deaths of workers in Colombia for the second time in two weeks after a residence that housed exploration geologists and contractors was attacked overnight.
Three Colombian workers were killed and several others were injured after the incident in the village of Ochali within the boundaries of its Berlin exploration project.
“We suspect that it’s ex-FARC dissident members that operate in the area, but given that this is hours old obviously the investigation is still ongoing,” chief financial officer Paul Begin said in an interview.
FARC was a guerrilla movement involved in Colombia’s armed conflict until last year.