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16 guerrillas captured in
Colombia
The Colombian police captured 16
guerrillas of the National
Liberation Army (ELN) during an
operation in the northern La
Guajira department, police said
Wednesday.
The ELN rebels, all currently on
trial, had been working on
military and intelligence duties
and had kidnapped people in that
region, police said.
This is the "main blow to this
terrorist organization in recent
years," thanks to the so-called
"Liberty" operation launched on
May 1 and culminating last week
in the arrests, they said.
The raid was divided into four
stages, one of them in the city
of Riohacha, capital of La
Guajira department, and the
others in rural zones, police
said.
Five firearms, nine mobile
phones and other communication
equipment were seized during the
operation.
The ELN, with 4,500 combatants,
is the second largest rebel
organization in the country
after the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia.
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