Deadly attack by Estado Mayor Central group came before the Colombian government's planned peace negotiations, which will focus on the future of the dissidents
The attack took place in the southwestern rural region of Narino, on the border with Ecuador. / Photo: AP Archive
The soldiers were killed"in fighting against a residual armed group", the ministry said in a statement on Saturday, referring to the name used by authorities for armed groups that did not accept a 2016 peace agreement. The EMC is due to begin a three-day meeting on Monday with the government to decide on a date for future peace talks, and to formalise a bilateral ceasefire, Bogota said Saturday morning, hours before the four soldiers were killed.
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