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April 4, 2007

Interpol Seeks Three Israelis Accused of Training Colombian Militias
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=16ECEEE:A6F02AD83191E16031B6A993AA8A78ED9574F7DCC14957C0 Official for
Colombia's domestic intelligence agency says Interpol seeking men on
charges of criminal conspiracy and instruction in terrorism Interpol
has issued an international arrest warrant for three Israelis accused
of training private armies of Colombian drug cartels and right-wing
paramilitaries.

An official for Colombia's domestic intelligence agency said Tuesday
Interpol is seeking the three men on charges of criminal conspiracy
and instruction in terrorism.

Authorities accuse the men of helping set up training camps to teach
private armies military techniques. Authorities blame the armies for
some of Colombia's worst atrocities.

The militias were formed in the 1980s by wealthy ranchers to battle
leftist rebels. They evolved into powerful criminal gangs that engaged
in drug trafficking, civilian massacres and other atrocities.

Some 31,000 paramilitaries have demobilized as part of a peace plan
with the government aimed at ending Colombia's 43-year civil war.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.


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