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Bus crash in Colombia kills 27 holidaymakers

A rear tire blowout on a modified bus packed with passengers at the start of the holiday weekend, resulted in the death of 27 people including 6 children.

Colombia News Digest Colombian police: bus crash kills 27 (Yahoo News)
Posted: 04/08/07 08:46 by Giovanni

Fugitive paramilitary leader captured in Colombia

One of the few paramilitary leaders who turned down a government peace deal, and instead went into hiding, has been captured in a remote banana growing area.

Colombia News Digest Colombia captures fugitive militia boss (Yahoo News)
Posted: 04/08/07 08:40 by Giovanni

Rural populace suffer from land mines

When President Alvaro Uribe took office five years ago, he stocked the military with the latest U.S. weapons and equipment, thereby forcing the rebels deep into the bush, where they increasingly began laying land mines. These are now reaping havoc amongst the rural populace.

Colombia News Digest As rebels go on defensive, Colombia leads world in land mine casualties (International Herald Tribune)
Posted: 04/06/07 06:55 by Giovanni

No truth in drug trafficking charges say ELN rebels

Alleging that government accusations that it has become a drug trafficking group will jeopardize the preliminary peace talks, Colombia's second-biggest rebel army on Wednesday denied that there was any truth in the charges.

Colombia News Digest Colombia's ELN rebels deny gov't cocaine charges (Reuters)
Posted: 04/05/07 08:31 by Giovanni

Colombia say Israeli men instructed paramilitary fighters

Colombian authorities want three Israeli men arrested in connection with the alleged training of paramilitary fighters in the 1990s, and warrants have been issued.

Colombia News Digest Colombia seeks Israelis' arrests (BBC news)
Posted: 04/05/07 08:22 by Giovanni

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