Colombian drug gang violence kills 60 people
The death toll from attacks by a rebel group in Colombia's Catatumbo region has risen to 60, the country's human rights office has said. Rival factions have been vying for control of the cocaine trade in the region - which sits near the border with Venezuela - for years.
60 killed in Colombia guerilla violence
The death toll from attacks by ELN rebels in Colombia has risen to 60 in the country's restive Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, officials said Saturday. Rival groups have for years been fighting in the region over control of the cocaine trade.
Deaths in Colombia rebel violence double to 60, ombudsman says
The death toll from rebel-related violence in a key drug trafficking region of Colombia has doubled to 60, the government's human rights ombudsman said on Saturday.
Officials say some 60 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail
Officials in Colombia say about 60 people have been killed in the country’s northeast region following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army
Death Toll In New Fighting With Colombia's ELN Rebels Rises To 60: Ombudsman
The death toll from attacks by ELN rebels in Colombia has risen to 60 in the country's northeast Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, the Ombudsman's Office reported Saturday.
Death toll in Colombia’s Catatumbo rises to 60, ombudsman says
President Gustavo Petro has accused the ELN of committing a war crime in the Thursday attacks, and have suspended peace talks with the group.
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