Newly elected President of Colombia Gustavo Petro of Pacto Historico coalition speaks after winning the presidential runoff on June 19, 2022 in Bogota, Colombia. According to official results, Gustavo Petro of Pacto Historico coalition has 50,48% of the votes and Rodolfo Hernandez of Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupcion 47,26%, with 99,79 of the voting counted. (Credit: Photo by Ovidio Gonzalez/Getty Images )
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of bullets, thousands of grenades, and 37 anti-tank missiles have gone missing from two military bases in the South American country.
The president mentioned in the statement that during an inspection this month, the army discovered the theft from a base in the country's center and another one near the Caribbean coast.
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