Authorities Uncover More Than 700 Pounds Of FARC Explosives
July 28 2015
A major cache of explosives belonging to the FARC guerrilla group has been seized in Colombia, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.
About 330 kg (728 lbs) of ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (ANFO) industrial explosives were recovered in Bogota, said a Colombian army commander on Monday.
The explosives were brought to the capital from the south to be used in attacks on public buildings, said the officer.
He stressed the damage that could have been done with such an amount --...
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