Colombia's most powerful rebel group has confirmed the death of its long-time leader, Manuel Marulanda.
A senior rebel commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, said in an interview with a Venezuelan television channel that the 78-year-old had died of a heart attack. Marulanda led Latin America's oldest insurgency for nearly 40 years. Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos said his death closed a chapter for the FARC, which had only brought suffering, violence and death to the country. It is hoped that the leader's death will lead to the release of many, long-term hostages. Elsewhere, the Red Cross said the death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Colombia has risen to 11, as aftershocks shook the Top Farc commander surrenders ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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