Colombia

Authorities investigate suspected "Colombian Fritzl"

Authorities investigate suspected "Colombian Fritzl" Bogota  - Authorities in the central Colombian region of Tolima launched Saturday an investigation into a man suspected of having fathered eight children by his own daughter.

The man, aged 58, was arrested Friday in the town of Mariquita, after a complaint was filed by his 35-year-old daughter.

According to the complaint, the man was left a widower when his daughter was just 5 years old and he started abusing her then. Her first pregnancy happened when she was only 9 years old.

Five soldiers killed in Colombian minefield

Five soldiers killed in Colombian minefield Bogota  - At least five soldiers were killed Friday while attempting to clear a minefield in Colombia, the military said.

The mines were laid in Antioquia by leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels. Authorities said they would continue their efforts to protect the region's population despite the setback.

Ten killed in heavy rainfall Colombia

Ten killed in heavy rainfall ColombiaBogota  - Heavy rainfall in Colomb

Parents, three children die in mudslide in south Colombia

Parents, three children die in mudslide in south Colombia

Two injured, six trucks burned in rebel attack in Colombia

Two injured, six trucks burned in rebel attack in Colombia Bogota  - A police officer and a civilian were injured Wednesday and six trucks were set ablaze in an alleged rebel attack in eastern Colombia, the authorities said.

The attack targeted a police station in the town of Tibu, in the province of Norte de Santander on the Venezuelan border.

Colonel Richard Portilla, police commander in Norte de Santander, said the injured were a police officer who was involved in the shootout with alleged members of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and a civilian passerby.

Former student kills two priests at Colombian school

Former student kills two priests at Colombian school Bogota  - Two Roman Catholic priests were killed by a former student at a boarding school for members of indigenous communities in the Colombian region of Vichada, the authorities said Tuesday in the area on the Venezuelan border.

The priests Gabriel Montoya, 40, and Jesus Jimenez, 45, were shot to death late Monday while they were in the Internet room of the school Mision La Pascua, in the jungle town of La Primavera.

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