Sunday, July 26, 2009

DTN News: At Least 16 FARC Rebels Killed In Colombia Bombing

DTN News: At Least 16 FARC Rebels Killed In Colombia Bombing *Source: DTN News / AP
(NSI News Source Info) BOGOTA, Colombia - July 26, 2009: The Colombian military says at least 16 suspected guerrillas and one soldier have been killed in clashes. Colombian army troops passes by one of the seven lorries burnt by guerrillas members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Alto Zaragoza, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Defense Minister Gen. Freddy Padilla says troops faced off with rebels belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in the southern department of Meta. Padilla says soldiers seized camping equipment, munitions and other items following Friday and Saturday's clashes. He added that the suspected rebels answered to No. 2 FARC commander Jorge Briceno, or "Mono Jojoy."

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