Colombian Authorities Destroy 5,000 Antipersonnel Mines from FARC

May 13, 2013

The Colombian Army reported on May 9 that 5,000 antipersonnel mines from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were seized and destroyed by in a rural area of Caquetá department.

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