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    April 08, 2012

6 Colombian Soldiers Killed in FARC Ambush

   VOA News

   Colombia's military says rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of
   Colombia - FARC - have ambushed a military unit, killing six soldiers.
   A military spokesman says three rebels were killed in the return fire
   Saturday about 400 kilometers northwest of the capital, Bogota.
   Last month, the Colombian government says it killed more than 30 FARC
   rebels in a bombing raid.
   FARC has been at war with the Colombian government since the 1960s.
   Their numbers have dwindled over the years, but some analysts estimate
   the group has as many as 9,000 fighters.
   FARC 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 and AFP.

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