The World - News from Aug. 26, 1988
At least 25 leftist guerrillas and 21 police officers and soldiers were killed during three days of fighting in Colombia’s northern province of Cordoba, Jose Amin, the governor of the region, reported. The clashes began Tuesday when rebels took over the town of Salsa, 350 miles northwest of the capital of Bogota, and ended when the guerrillas abandoned the town during a thunderstorm. The confrontation was the first between guerrillas and security forces since talks in Bogota between rebel representatives and civic and church leaders started July 29.
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