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Colombian "donkey bombs" kill drug crop eradicators

Source: Reuters

Bogotá : Colombia | 2 months ago

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Colombian leftist guerrillas exploded bombs strapped to two donkeys, killing two workers who were clearing illicit drug crops and wounding six soldiers, police said on Friday. The attack, near Colombia's frontier with Venezuela, came during an operation to eradicate coca leaves used to make cocaine...

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2 killed,6 hurt in Colombia's coca battle

News Source: Press TV | 2 months ago

19:15 GMT Font size : Two Colombian coca-eradication workers have been killed and six soldiers injured after bombs tied to two donkeys went off in the northern part of the South American state. September 11 attack in the Norte de Santander State,...
Colombian police: Bombs tied to donkeys kill 2

News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader | 2 months ago

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News Source: Xinhuanet.com | 2 months ago

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Colombian "donkey bombs" kill drug crop eradicators

News Source: Reuters | 2 months ago

Colombian leftist guerrillas exploded bombs strapped to two donkeys, killing two workers who were clearing illicit drug crops and wounding six soldiers, police said on Friday. The attack, near Colombia's frontier with Venezuela, came during an...
U.S. approves Colombia aid despite rights concerns

News Source: Reuters | 2 months ago

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News Source: Xinhuanet.com | 2 months ago

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