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Aerial Bombing Kills 22 Colombian Rebels

   VOA News 03 January 2010
   Map of Colombia

   Colombian  officials  say  a  New  Year's Day aerial bombing killed 22
   rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
   The death toll reported Saturday is higher than earlier reports.
   Authorities  say  the  early  Friday  morning attack took place in the
   province of Meta.
   Military  officials now say ground troops captured eight rebels in the
   area,  including  five  who  were  wounded.   Initial  reports said 13
   fighters had been captures.
   Meta is a lucrative cocaine-producing region for the rebels.
   The   FARC   has   been   fighting   the   Colombian   government  for
   four-and-a-half  decades  and  has  been  designated  as  a  terrorist
   organization by Colombia, the United States and the European Union.

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

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