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Colombian army seizes 330 kg of FARC's explosives in Bogota area

Xinhua, July 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Colombian authorities on Monday seized, in the outskirts of Bogota, 330 kg of ANFO explosives allegedly belonging to the FARC guerrillas, a Colombian officer said.

Raul Rodriguez, a Colombian army commander, said the explosives belonged to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Colombia's largest rebel group. They were brought to Bogota, Colombia's capital, from the southern region and would be used to carry out attacks against public buildings.

"The size of the explosive's blast is immeasurable, one kilo could destroy an entire bridge. So now you can imagine the power of 330 kilos of it," the military official told a press conference.

Rodriguez said some 3,000 men have recently been appointed to prevent terrorist attacks in Bogota, which witnessed several attacks by the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas this year. The attacks did not cause casualties but severely damaged public infrastructure.

After months of stagnation at the negotiating table and fighting on the battlefield, the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC guerrillas resumed peace talks Thursday in Cuba, seeking to end the country's 50-year confrontation. Endi