Bomb During Festival in Southern Colombia Kills One, Wounds 16: A bomb exploded in a town plaza during a festival in southern Colombia, killing a 25-year-old woman and wounding at least 16 other people, the army said Monday. Authorities blamed rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, for the attack, which occurred Sunday while dozens of people celebrated in the town of El Paujil, 230 miles southwest of Bogota in Caqueta state. Among the wounded were children and at least three soldiers who were protecting the town during the festival. The FARC rebels, who are waging a 39-year-old war against the Colombian government, control much of Caqueta state. In northern Colombia, authorities were investigating reports Monday that dozens of fighters and possibly peasant farmers were killed in combat between rebels and paramilitary groups in the rural area of Tibu, 280 miles northeast of Bogota in Norte de Santander state. Officials in the region, which borders Venezuela, estimated that some 30 people were killed. The FARC and a smaller rebel army are fighting the paramilitaries and the government in a conflict that kills some 3,500 people annually, mostly civilians. Full Story
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