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At Least 7 Colombian Policemen Killed In Conflicts
With Rebels
Bogota - At least 7 Colombian policemen
were killed in conflicts with rebels of
Revolutionary Armed Force of Colombia (FARC) in the
southwestern department Cauca, local police said on
Monday.
General Gustavo Adolfo Ricaurte, commander of the
local police said the Colombian army, local police
and air force attacked on Sunday night a camp of
rebels in the mountainous area of municipality Timb.
At least 25 rebels had died during the conflicts, he
said. The bodies were evacuated by rebels at dawn,
seen by local peasants.
Two injured officers had been transferred to
hospital.
FARC is the largest leftist guerrilla against the
government in Colombia. Alvaro Uribe, the Colombian
president, put the elimination of the guerrillas as
his priority. |
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