President Petro has recalled the government's peace negotiators after the ELN guerrilla attacked a military platoon in Norte de Santander, Colombia, killing nine soldiers and injuring nine others.
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The weapons came from both large criminal organizations and smaller crimes and to avoid the chance of these firearms going back onto the streets, the metal was melted down for a very good reason.
One of the largest cities in the south of Colombia remains cut-off from the rest of the country after a landslide destroyed a large section of the PanAmerican Highway.