Colombian military says 11 rebels were killed

Bogota - The Colombian military Wednesday said it had killed 11 rebels, including a top commander, in an air attack in northwestern Colombia. The Government Secretary of the province Antioquia, Andres Rendon, identified the dead leader as Ruben Garcia, alias Danilo, a commander in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

There was no confirmation from independent sources.

President Alvaro Uribe, who is in Copenhagen at the climate change summit, congratulated the police and military for "the killing of 11 FARC rebels."

FARC, the largest and oldest rebel group of the South American country, have been fighting against the state for 45 years with no end in sight.