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Explosives attack on Colombia’s Pan-American Highway kills at least 13, authorities say
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At least 13 people were killed and 17 were wounded in an explosives attack on Colombia’s Pan-American Highway in the southwestern department of Cauca on Saturday, according to a police source and local officials. Authorities blamed dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla movement, and regional leaders urged the national government to respond more forcefully.
Colombian army troops killed six presumed Farc dissidents in clashes in rural Belalcázar, Cauca, along the border with Huila department.
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Authorities captured alias “Mi Pez,” alleged mastermind of recent attacks in southwestern Colombia, in a rural area of Palmira, Valle del Cauca. He is linked to the Cajibío tunnel bombing that killed 20 and injured 38. The operation involved the National Police, Military Forces, Attorney General's Office, and local authorities.