Aerial attack on rebel camp kills seven guerrillas in Colombia

Bogota - Seven leftist guerrillas including two minors were killed when the Colombian air force bombed a rebel camp in Guaviare province, the military reported. Armed Forces commander General Freddy Padilla said two other guerrillas of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were captured after the aerial attack,

"Seven guerrillas were killed, including one who was in charge of narcotics trafficking matters," he said. "Two others were captured, one who was wounded and the other surrendered."

The commander said the aerial operation was designed to destroy a front-line camp of the FARC, which operates in the eastern part of the country and is allegedly involved in trafficking narcotics.