110 civilians killed in Colombian clashes

One hundred and ten civilians, including 40 children, have reportedly been killed during fierce fighting between right-wing paramilitaries and left-wing rebels in the impoverished Colombian province of Choco.

Authorities said most of the civilians were killed on Thursday, when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) allegedly fired a home-made mortar at a church in the village of Bojaya where they had taken refuge.