Troops, Leftist Rebels Battle in Major City
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From Times Wire Reports
Heavily armed federal troops and police encircled a neighborhood in Colombia’s second-biggest city, Medellin, in an attempt to oust about 100 leftist rebels, who fought back with gunfire and booby traps as residents fled. At least 10 people had been killed.
Soldiers, police and hooded informants searched homes, shops and bars. At least 20 suspects had been arrested.
Residents rushed their wounded to a makeshift medical station on the edge of the neighborhood. It was unknown how many of the dead were rebels or civilians.
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