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Deadly Colombia bomb attack blamed on Farc rebels | |
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At least eight people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a police station in Colombia, authorities say. | |
Officials said the country's largest rebel group, the Farc, was behind the attack in south-western Cauca province. | |
The vehicle exploded just as locals were gathering for a farmers' market in the town of Inza on Saturday. | |
The Colombian government and the rebels are currently holding peace negotiations in Cuba in an effort to end 50 years of armed conflict. | |
An estimated 220,000 people are believed to have died as a result of the conflict. | |
'Demented attack' | 'Demented attack' |
Officials said five soldiers and one police officer were among those killed in Saturday's bombing, which President Juan Manuel Santos described as "cowardly" and "irrational". | |
"What happened in Inza, Cauca, is a demented terrorist attack," he said. | |
Local reports described how the attackers fired home-made mortars at the police station, which collapsed as a result of the combined bomb and missile blasts. | |
The Farc rebel group and government negotiators are holding peace talks in Cuba. | |
So far, they have reached agreement on two issues on their six-point agenda. | |
The latest round of talks is due to tackle illicit drugs and drug trafficking. | The latest round of talks is due to tackle illicit drugs and drug trafficking. |
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