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Twelve killed in Colombian violence
Jun 9, 2009, 2:54 GMT
Bogota - At least eight leftist rebels and four Colombian soldiers were killed Monday in the conflict-torn South American country.
The eight members of the Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were shot in battles in the northern and southern parts of the country, a military spokesman said.
The four soldiers were killed in a minefield set by rebels in Cauca province in the country's south-west. They were involved in an operation targeting drug smugglers.
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