Colombian Army Seizes Six Tons of Explosives and Weapons from FARC

February 14, 2012

More than six tons of explosives and weapons were found by the Colombian Army in a jungle area of the department of Caquetá, at an abandoned Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) camp, official sources announced on February 12.

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