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Colombia says top rebel commander killed in combat
01 Mar 2008 15:04:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
BOGOTA, March 1 (Reuters) - Top Colombian rebel commander Raul Reyes, a member of the secretariat of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, has been killed in combat, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday. (Reporting by Patrick Markey, editing by Philip Barbara)
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