Top FARC Commander Killed in Firefight

Colombia rebel commander killed

The Colombian army says its forces have killed a senior guerrilla commander and nine other rebels in a shoot-out.

Marco Aurelio Buendia, of the Revolutionary Armed forces of Colombia (FARC) was killed during clashes north-east of the capital, Bogota, the army said.

It described the killing as one of the heaviest blows against insurgents since President Alvaro Uribe came to power last year vowing to crush the rebels.

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Mr Buendia was the second-in-command of the group's eastern bloc, said armed forces General Jorge Enrique Mora.