Rebels 'had technology learnt from abroad', Colombian trial told

Colombia rebels have technology they could only have obtained from abroad, it was claimed last night as three suspected IRA members went on trial accused of training the Marxist guerillas in terrorist tactics.

“On his own, a guerrilla didn’t have the capacity to acquire this technology,” Major Carlos Matias told the Bogota court, describing recent advances the rebels have made in bomb-making techniques.