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Colombia seizes 'key Farc data' Colombia seizes 'key Farc data'
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Colombian officials say they have scored another success against Marxist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).Colombian officials say they have scored another success against Marxist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).
They say they have seized a computer memory stick showing the names, aliases and pictures of more than 9,000 members of one of the Farc's key divisions. They say they have seized a computer containing names and aliases of members of the Eastern Bloc - one of the Farc's most powerful fighting divisions.
The discovery follows the killing of a guerrilla commander known by the alias "El Paisa" in a recent air strike.The discovery follows the killing of a guerrilla commander known by the alias "El Paisa" in a recent air strike.
He was alleged to have been responsible for hundreds of murders and abductions.He was alleged to have been responsible for hundreds of murders and abductions.
The captured memory stick holds files on 9,387 members of the Farc's most powerful fighting division, the Eastern Bloc, officials say.
These files show the photos, the names and aliases of the fighters and other details on the personnel of the division.
The details also revealed that 113 guerrillas had been executed for a variety of crimes and well over 200 had been shot for trying to escape.
"El Paisa" was killed on Sunday in an air raid near the western province of Choco, the government said earlier."El Paisa" was killed on Sunday in an air raid near the western province of Choco, the government said earlier.
He became well-known in 2003 when he shot eight hostages, including a former defence minister and provincial governor.He became well-known in 2003 when he shot eight hostages, including a former defence minister and provincial governor.
The Farc, which has waged a 44-year civil war in Colombia, holds several hundred hostages.The Farc, which has waged a 44-year civil war in Colombia, holds several hundred hostages.
The group has been put under pressure by the Colombian security forces, which is backed by the US military.The group has been put under pressure by the Colombian security forces, which is backed by the US military.