Colombia seizes key FARC data
September 24, 2008 - 0:0
Colombian officials say they have scored another success against Marxist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
They say they have seized a computer containing names and aliases of members of the Eastern Bloc - one of the FARC's most powerful fighting divisions.The discovery follows the killing of a guerrilla commander known by the alias ""El Paisa"" in a recent air strike.
He was alleged to have been responsible for hundreds of murders and abductions.
""El Paisa"" was killed on Sunday in an air raid near the western province of Choco, the government said earlier.
He became well-known in 2003 when he shot eight hostages, including a former defense minister and provincial governor.
The FARC, which has waged a 44-year civil war in Colombia, holds several hundred hostages.
(Source: BBC)