Colombia denies army massacred children

Colombia’s defence minister has denied accusations that army troops massacred eight peasants, including four children, in a remote village in northwest Colombia a week ago, saying no soldiers were in the area at the time.

Colombia denies army massacred children

Colombia’s defence minister has denied accusations that army troops massacred eight peasants, including four children, in a remote village in northwest Colombia a week ago, saying no soldiers were in the area at the time.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday issued a statement calling on authorities to investigate the February 21 killings in San Jose de Apartado, a village in Antioquia state near the border with Panama.

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