Bogota - More than 50 Marxist guerrillas have died in a bungled attack on a town in an oil-rich corner of eastern Colombia, in the country's heaviest combat since a rebel offensive in early July, authorities said yesterday.
A statement from army headquarters in the capital said the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels were killed by troops backed by helicopter gunships after launching an overnight attack on the town of Hato Corozal in Casanare province.