Colombia: Mayoral, city council candidates killed in ambush
By DW
08 September 2019 |
12:00 pm
Bogota has blamed FARC dissidents for the deaths of two local politicians in the Cauca region. The killing comes just days after some prominent members of the dissolved FARC rebel army announced a return to arms.
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