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Colombia Hit by Deadly Guerrilla Attacks, at Least 18 Killed
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(LPL/EN) – Colombia was rocked Thursday by two attacks targeting a police helicopter and an air base, leaving at least 18 dead and putting the Central General Staff (EMC), the main FARC dissident group, in the government's sights. The first attack occurred in El Chispero, a rural area of Amalfi, in the department of Antioquia, where twelve anti-narcotics police officers died when the helicopter they were traveling in was hit for an operation to …
On Thursday, two attacks left a provisional balance of 18 dead and dozens injured, in addition to a renewed climate of violence in the South American country and the declaration of “maximum alert”
Colombia: Eighteen People Killed and More than 70 Injured by Double Terrorist Attack · Global Voices
President Gustavo Petro condemned the attacks and held FARC dissidents and the so-called “Narcotrafico Board” responsible.
Deaths and injuries caused by two attacks in Colombia: First criminals have shot down a police helicopter, then a bomb exploded in front of an air force base. Behind it is probably a left faction of the Farc.
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