The World - News from Jan. 5, 1986
The Colombian government charged that rifles used by guerrillas in November’s bloody takeover of the Palace of Justice in Bogota came from the leftist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. In a letter to his Nicaraguan counterpart, Miguel D’Escoto, Colombian Foreign Minister Augusto Ramirez demanded a “prompt and satisfactory explanation” of how the arms fell into the hands of M-19 guerrillas. The 27-hour ordeal ended after an army assault on the building. More than 100 people were killed in the takeover, including 12 Supreme Court justices and all the attacking guerrillas.
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