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Gold wars claimed 280 lives: Mining company

The CEO of exploration and mining company Grand Colombia Gold has said confrontations between criminal groups for illegal mining has resulted in 280 deaths this year in the northern Colombian Antioquia department, reported W...

‘ELN attack’ kills 2 soldiers in northern Colombia

A supposed attack by left-wing rebel group ELN in the north of Colombia has left two soldiers dead and four more wounded, reported media Thursday. The soldiers, belonging to the Army’s 4th Brigade, were ambushed while on...

At least 4 police killed in northern Colombia

An attack on a police patrol in the the north of Colombia has left four policemen dead, two missing and one injured, local authorities say. According to authorities of the Antioquia department where the attack took place, the...

Ex-congressman denies involvement in Segovia massacre

Cesar Perez, former president of Colombia’s House of Representatives, pleaded not guilty Monday to taking part in the massacre of 43 civilians, reported newspaper El Tiempo. Perez is being tried for conspiring to slaughter...

Ex-congressman called to trial over 1988 massacre

The Supreme Court called former congressman Cesar Perez Garcia to trial on charges of involvement in the November 1988 massacre of 43 people in Segovia, Antioquia, Caracol Radio reports. The court’s Criminal Chamber took...

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