At least 20 members of the indigenous Awa group have been killed by rebels in the south-western province of Narino, Colombian authorities said Monday.
The victims were killed last week by armed groups in two villages near the municipalities of Samaniego and Barbacoa, about 554km southwest to Bogota, Xinhua reported.
"It is a large number (of victims). We have not be able to talk with the Awa leader," said Antonio Navarro, the Narino governor. "I have got indirect information that says in two separate places the total number of dead people is 20."
Navarro attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the largest guerilla group in Colombia.
Clashes between the army and guerillas, drug trafficking and illegal paramilitary activities have caused the displacement of thousands people from their communities in Colombia.
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