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A FARC attack Monday night on police headquarters in Colombia’s southern Cauca department has killed four and gravely injured 16, local media reported.
Officials reported that the police barracks were fired on and hit with grenades by guerrilla soldiers during a surprise attack in the El Mango neighborhood of Argelia, in the south of the department.
According to RCN Radio, the arrival of reinforcements has been slowed by the continued guerrilla presence into Tuesday morning.
Authorities said that no civilian injuries had been reported, but that there is a great deal of concern among the population in the area.
The injured police are in the process of being evacuated to hospitals in Popayan and Pasto.
