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Article: United States Condemns Terrorist Use of Landmines in Colombia.
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- M2 Presswire
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- August 16, 2007
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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 August 2007-US DEPT OF STATE: United States Condemns Terrorist Use of Landmines in Colombia(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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We condemn the continued and growing use of landmines and other explosive devices by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terrorist organization against innocent civilians and Colombian authorities. Colombia now has the world's highest rate of casualties from these devices.
The FARC's cruel and wanton use of landmines and other "hidden killers" further demonstrates their disregard for Colombia's rural poor. In fact, the FARC's use of mines and other explosive devices ...