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| Colombia sacks troops for killings | Colombia sacks troops for killings |
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| The Colombian government has sacked three generals and 22 other soldiers over alleged extrajudicial killings. | The Colombian government has sacked three generals and 22 other soldiers over alleged extrajudicial killings. |
| They are suspected of being involved in the deaths of 11 young men from Bogota, who were originally described as rebels killed by troops in combat. | They are suspected of being involved in the deaths of 11 young men from Bogota, who were originally described as rebels killed by troops in combat. |
| But it is claimed the men were kidnapped or lured from the capital with the promise of work. | But it is claimed the men were kidnapped or lured from the capital with the promise of work. |
| Human rights groups have accused the Colombian military of killing civilians to inflate army successes. | Human rights groups have accused the Colombian military of killing civilians to inflate army successes. |
| The scandal broke last month, after the 11 young men's bodies were found in communal graves in north-eastern Colombia. | The scandal broke last month, after the 11 young men's bodies were found in communal graves in north-eastern Colombia. |
| The dismissed soldiers include three generals, 11 colonels, three majors, a captain, a lieutenant, and six non-commissioned officers. | The dismissed soldiers include three generals, 11 colonels, three majors, a captain, a lieutenant, and six non-commissioned officers. |
| The head of Colombia's armed forces, Gen Freddy Padilla, read out their names at a news conference with President Alvaro Uribe and Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos. COLOMBIA DEATHS 11 Young men disappeared from poor Bogota suburb in early 2008Their bodies found in mass graves near Venezuela border in August and SeptemberMilitary originally said nine were left-wing rebels killed in combat Rights groups accuses the army of killing civilians to inflate successes | |
| Mr Uribe said a military inquiry had determined they had been guilty at least of negligence that included allowing "the collusion of members of the army with criminals" in "the murder of innocents". | Mr Uribe said a military inquiry had determined they had been guilty at least of negligence that included allowing "the collusion of members of the army with criminals" in "the murder of innocents". |
| No further details about the soldiers' alleged role were given. Mr Uribe said the cases would be turned over to prosecutors. | No further details about the soldiers' alleged role were given. Mr Uribe said the cases would be turned over to prosecutors. |
| The 11 men disappeared from the poor Bogota suburb of Soacha early this year. | The 11 men disappeared from the poor Bogota suburb of Soacha early this year. |
| Their bodies were found in mass graves near the Venezuela border in August and September. | Their bodies were found in mass graves near the Venezuela border in August and September. |