At least 11 guerillas and three government soldiers were killed
in clashes between the army and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia (FARC) in Colombia, the army's General Gilbero Rocha said
Tuesday.
The clash began late Monday close to the village of Remolinos
del Caguan, in the southern Colombian department of Caqueta, said
Rocha, adding that the army had found a ton of FARC explosives
close to the village of Orito, in southern Colombian department of
Putamayo.
Elsewhere on Monday, 15 people, including two policemen, were
wounded in a bomb attack on a police patrol car in Petecuy, a
working class district in Cali. Most of the injured were hit by
flying glass.
Two other attacks have also occurred in Cali and caused minor
property damage.
Cali authorities said they were considering imposing a curfew as
the FARC appeared to be targeting police in cities in southern
Colombia.
According to the army, four FARC rebels have been captured and
some 40 kg of cocaine seized close to Vistahermosa, a town in the
central department of Meta. The army also nabbed three rebels in
Puerto Inirida, in the eastern department of Guainia when they were
carrying 40 kg of pure cocaine.
FARC is Colombia's largest rebel group, and has been active
since the mid-1960s.
(Xinhua News Agency November 22, 2006)
