Glencore's Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia suffers rail attack (updated)
UPDATE 1-Glencore's Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia suffers rail attack Adds detail throughout
By Luis Jaime Acosta
BOGOTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Glencore's Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia said on Wednesday that its railway network was attacked with explosives and a train was affected.
The company said in a statement that no one was injured in the attack and that railway operations had been suspended.
Despite the rail line being suspended, Cerrejon says the mine's production operations are continuing.
"Since early this morning on September 23rd, the National Army has deployed troops to secure the area and oversee the inspection of the infrastructure," the company said.
The attack occurred Tuesday night near the municipality of Uribia in the department of La Guajira in northern Colombia.
Cerrejon said once it is safe to enter the area it will conduct a damage assessment.
"This is the sixth attack we have recorded this year against our infrastructure," the company added.
(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta; Editing by Anthony Esposito)
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