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Colombian forces kill 22 Farc rebels

September 20--Colombian security forces say they have killed at least 22 Farc rebels in fighting near the Ecuadorean border.

20 de septiembre de 2010

Police commandos were dropped by helicopter after air force planes bombed a rebel camp in the jungle.

The fighting in the Putumayo region happened near the town of San Miguel, where eight policemen died in a rebel ambush earlier this month.

President Juan Manuel Santos said it was "the biggest blow in recent times" to the left-wing rebel group.

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