Article 5Y4EP Colombia urged to investigate botched army raid that left four civilians dead

Colombia urged to investigate botched army raid that left four civilians dead

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Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá
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March raid in remote Putumayo village was intended to target former Farc dissidents now involved in cocaine trade

Colombian authorities are facing growing calls to investigate a botched army raid in which at least four civilians - including a 16-year old boy, a pregnant woman, and an Indigenous leader - were killed.

The raid took place early on 28 March in a remote village in the conflict-racked southern province of Putumayo. It was intended to target dissident guerrillas from the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) who are now involved in the cocaine trade.

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