COLOMBIA: AT LEAST 54 COLOMBIAN SOLDIERS AND POLICE ARE KILLED IN BATTLES WITH LEFTIST REBELS IN NORTHWEST JUNGLE AREA OF ANTIOQUIA

Record ID: 981681

  • Title: COLOMBIA: AT LEAST 54 COLOMBIAN SOLDIERS AND POLICE ARE KILLED IN BATTLES WITH LEFTIST REBELS IN NORTHWEST JUNGLE AREA OF ANTIOQUIA
  • Date: 20th October 2000
  • Summary: ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA (OCTOBER 20, 2000) (RCN -- NO ACCESS COLOMBIA) 1. SV: POLICE GREETING EACH OTHER AFTER SURVIVING ATTACK 0.13 2. TRACK: POLICE WALKING TOWARDS POLICE STATION 0.19 3. SV: POLICE PICKING UP ARMS LEFT BEHIND BY GUERRILLAS 0.25 4. MV: POLICE LOOKING AT BODY ON GROUND 0.35 5. MV: POLICE AT STATION AFTER ATTACK 0.40 6. VARIOUS OF CHURCH HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FIGHTING (3 SHOTS) 0.50 7. MV: HEAVILY ARMED POLICE OUTSIDE POLICE STATION 0.54 8. SV: PEOPLE GREETING POLICE WHO SURVIVED ATTACK 1.03 9. SCU: (SOUNDBITE)(Spanish) POLICEMAN, IGNACIO UNIBE SAYING: "This began the day before yesterday around eight o'clock at night, it started with propane gas tanks. The entire attack was fought with propane gas tanks. We suffered two loses, unfortunately there are are also two subversive loses. We recovered two police guns and other materials for battle. We give thanks to God for for our survival, as well as, to my comrades during these tough times and to thank the air force for who supported us and is still conducting flyovers. The army wanted an intervention but there was an ambush and they downed other army comrades." 1.51 10. PAN: DESTROYED POLICE STATION 1.53 MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA (OCTOBER 20, 2000) (RCN - NO ACCESS COLOMBIA) 11. VARIOUS BODIES ARRIVING AT AIRPORT IN MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA (2 SHOTS) 2.11 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd November 2000 12:00
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  • Location: ANTIOQUIA AND MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
  • Country: Colombia
  • Reuters ID: LVAEWE4VT8YUZ1HPGWBXH1GNXH3G
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