Colombia suspends talks with ELN rebel group

‘Colombia’s second biggest rebel group has killed two civilian truck drivers in a “terrorist attack,” the country’s military says, hours after Bogota suspended peace talks with the group.
“It is simply an act of terrorism against two civilian trucks traveling on the roads of Arauca, which were set on fire and the drivers killed by members of the ELN,” said Colombian Colonel Miguel Angel Rodriguez, referring to the National Liberation Army of Colombia, also known by its Spanish acronym ELN.
The ELN rebels ambushed the empty trucks between 5:00 and 5:30 pm local (2200-2230 GMT) on Thursday, Rodriguez said, AFP reported on Friday.’
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