Guest guest Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Tuesday, 27 December 2005, 19:42 GMT Colombia rebels kill 24 soldiers Farc have been fighting the government for more than 40 years Suspected left-wing rebels have killed 24 Colombian soldiers guarding workers involved in coca eradication efforts. A spokesman said the Farc attack came as the elite forces provided security for workers manually destroying coca plants, used to make cocaine. This is thought to be the deadliest attack the security forces have suffered under President Alvaro Uribe. A BBC correspondent in Colombia says Mr Uribe will demand a swift response from the already overstretched army. The counter-guerrilla troops were ambushed by fighters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in one of their southern jungle strongholds near the town of Vista Hermosa, in Meta province, an army spokesman said. The BBC's Jeremy McDermott says the soldiers from a mobile brigade were ambushed in what sources indicate was a slick and devastating attack. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4563098.stm Dear List Members, Dasha: Ra/Ju/Su/Ra/Mo. Best wishes, satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.8/215 - Release 27.12.2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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