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WNU #937: Colombia Kills FARC Negotiator
Former Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba, who accompanied the freed hostages to Caracas, called Reyes' killing "a premeditated blow to the process" of starting prisoner exchanges between the government and the FARC.
Weekly News Update on the Americas
Issue #937, March 2, 2008
1. Colombia: FARC Negotiator Killed
2. Puerto Rico: US Union Denies Rumors
*1. Colombia: FARC Negotiator Killed
The Colombian military killed 18 members of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Ecuadoran territory early in the morning of Mar. 1, including the group's second-in-command and chief spokesperson and negotiator, Raúl Reyes. According to Colombian defense minister Juan Manuel Santos, "a human source" gave information that Reyes had arrived in the area, near the San Miguel river in a zone known as Granada, bordering on Colombia's southern Putumayo department. Shortly after midnight the Colombian air force bombed the camp where Reyes was staying. Afterwards, the Colombian military removed Reyes' body to Colombia "to keep the guerrilleros from taking it away," Defense Minister Santos said; photos of the corpse quickly appeared in the media. [...]
Read the full Update:
http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com/2008/03/wnu-937-colombia-kills-farc-negotiator.html
Issue #937, March 2, 2008
1. Colombia: FARC Negotiator Killed
2. Puerto Rico: US Union Denies Rumors
*1. Colombia: FARC Negotiator Killed
The Colombian military killed 18 members of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Ecuadoran territory early in the morning of Mar. 1, including the group's second-in-command and chief spokesperson and negotiator, Raúl Reyes. According to Colombian defense minister Juan Manuel Santos, "a human source" gave information that Reyes had arrived in the area, near the San Miguel river in a zone known as Granada, bordering on Colombia's southern Putumayo department. Shortly after midnight the Colombian air force bombed the camp where Reyes was staying. Afterwards, the Colombian military removed Reyes' body to Colombia "to keep the guerrilleros from taking it away," Defense Minister Santos said; photos of the corpse quickly appeared in the media. [...]
Read the full Update:
http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com/2008/03/wnu-937-colombia-kills-farc-negotiator.html
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