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FARC leader Alfonso Cano reportedly killed in southern Colombia

Other News Materials 5 November 2011 07:29 (UTC +04:00)
Alfonso Cano, top leader of guerilla organization, killed in military operation, according to local reports.
FARC leader Alfonso Cano reportedly killed in southern Colombia

Alfonso Cano, top leader of guerilla organization, killed in military operation, according to local reports.

Alfonso Cano, the maximum leader of Colombia's FARC guerrillas, was killed Friday in the southern department of Cauca, local media said citing unnamed military officials, The Miami Herald reported.

The Ministry of Defense confirmed that it had killed seven FARC members that were close to Cano, including his security chief, but it did not report Cano's death.

If the news is confirmed, it would be one of the most serious blows to the guerrilla group, which has fought the state for almost a half century.

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