More than 80 people killed in Colombia as peace talks fail, say officials
Twenty others injured in violence involving National Liberation Army rebels in north-east region
At least 80 people have been killed and thousands displaced in north-east Colombia after the collapse of a fragile truce between rebel groups vying for control of the one of the country’s largest cocaine hubs.
Violence between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) has rapidly escalated in the lawless region bordering Venezuela since Thursday, forcing at least 5,000 people to flee their homes.
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At least 80 killed in Colombia after failed peace talks, official says
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