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Colombia blames ELN rebels for truck bombing at police base

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A truck bomb detonated outside a police base in Cúcuta, Colombia, injuring 11 officers and killing a police dog. The Colombian government has attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army (ELN), the country's largest remaining rebel group. The ELN, which is believed to have thousands of fighters operating in Colombia and Venezuela, has been engaged in conflict with the government for decades. This incident occurs as Colombia prepares for a presidential inauguration, with the incoming president having pledged to cancel peace talks with rebel groups. AI

RANK_REASON Significant political violence event attributed to a known rebel group in Colombia. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Colombia blames ELN rebels for truck bombing at police base

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Truck explodes outside Colombia police base, injuring 11 officers and killing a dog

    Colombia’s government on Saturday blamed the nation’s largest remaining rebel group for an explosion outside a police base that injured 11 officers and killed a police dog. The attack took place early Saturday in Cucuta, a city along Colombia’s border with Venezuela, where drug g…

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