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Guerrilla bomb kills 7 in Colombian town

Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:43am EDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and nearly 50 wounded when Colombian guerrillas detonated a bomb in a small town as residents celebrated a festival in one of the most serious recent attacks by leftist rebels, authorities said on Friday.

Officials blamed the late-night Thursday explosion in Antioquia province on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC rebels who have been weakened by President Alvaro Uribe's U.S.-backed security campaign.

"This is really sad as we were happy, celebrating the festivities... there were a lot of people there," Ituango town mayor Jaime Montoya told Caracol television.

Television showed army helicopters ferrying the most seriously wounded to nearby Medellin city.

Antioquia provincial Gov. Luis Alfredo Ramos said one suspected member of a local FARC front had been captured in the town after the bombing.

Violence from Colombia's conflict has waned as Uribe has sent troops to drive the FARC back into remote mountains and jungles. Rebels suffered a string of setbacks this year but remain a potent force in some rural areas, financed in part by profits from cocaine trafficking.

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1545634520080815

By tasco66 on Aug 15, 2008, 06:06 in Politics & the war.

tasco66 says on Aug 15, 2008, 06:06:

Are Dolfi, romy and pobrecito aka cassini aka etc. going to blame Uribe for this as usual???

Not being bound to swear to the dogmas of any master

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elmodefoque says on Aug 15, 2008, 06:21:

drunken barranquillero arrested by police for exposing his genitals to a crowd of women in a small town near barranquilla. the army was called to assist

I'll get there, when I get there!

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tasco66 says on Aug 15, 2008, 06:25:

"This is really sad as we were happy, celebrating the festivities... there were a lot of people there,"

Farc don't like it when Colombian are happy or have festivities...

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romy says on Aug 15, 2008, 06:35:

modefoque- how many soldiers did it take to get him off?

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bickerss says on Aug 15, 2008, 08:06:

The apartment building I live in (next to Oviedo) was surrounded by police and soldier a few days ago (lots of them) and they were vigorously searching a guy and his vehicle. Lots of onlookers. The night watchman didn’t say much, but the morning guy said they suspected he was linked to Farc.

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tasco66 says on Aug 15, 2008, 08:55:

I guess for lefties this not worth an outrage, as when some Colombian soldier wears a red cross sign to save 15 hostages that have been kept in sub-human conditions in the selva, some for as long as ten years…

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romy says on Aug 15, 2008, 15:18:

This piece of Tascoganda is actually worth knowing about... Uribe was scheduled to be there at some point today...

Several dead in Colombia blast

At least seven people have died after a bomb exploded during a street fair in a northwestern Colombia village, police have said.

If confirmed, it would mark the first such serious attack by the group in months.

It is not clear why the rebel group would target a local festival, and Colombian authorities often accuse the group even if it is not possible to verify who is behind the attack.

Alvaro Uribe, the Colombian president, was due to fly to the scene of the attack on Friday, local authorities said.

more... http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/08/2008815173429258647...

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tomtom33 says on Aug 15, 2008, 15:39:

Of course there are all kinds of groups and nuts running around who set bombs off trying to kill people. Blame the FARC? The bastards.

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jorgegdiaz (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 16, 2008, 04:24:

romy says, "modefoque- how many soldiers did it take to get him off?"
... Romy... When did soldiers start GETTING OFF people ???????????????????

I don't think I'd like to be in that Army !!!!

Democratic party or Republican party is fine......as long as theres a party!!!!!!!

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Dolfi says on Aug 18, 2008, 07:05:

tasco, would you please express your outrage over the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians (the youngest of which was three years old) by American soldiers in Haditha/Iraq? Over American soldiers torturing and sexually abusing Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib-Prison? About Henry Kissinger and the CIA helping General Pinochet to break down an elected government and imposing a military dictatorship in Chile for 15 years?

I never read on word about it written by you, so I suppose you agree with it?

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tasco66 says on Aug 18, 2008, 11:08:

Dolfi in case you have not noticed, this is a forum about Colombia...

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Dolfi says on Aug 19, 2008, 06:13:

Muahaha..I knew you wouldn´t answer this question.

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romy says on Aug 19, 2008, 08:47:

HRW condemns FARC actions... I guess HRW is not one of these FARC-allies... so who is?
http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/justicia/2008-08-18/brutal-e-inhumano...

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dwmte7 says on Aug 19, 2008, 21:54:

more of this left nostril/right nostril shit..........

dwmte

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