World : 14 Rebels Surrender in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES — Fourteen civilian commandos surrendered this morning after holding off hundreds of tank- and artillery-backed soldiers and police at an army base for a day, the Argentine government news agency said.

At least 25 people were killed in fighting after about 40 commandos, who the government said were leftist guerrillas, broke through the base’s main gate in a stolen truck early Monday, authorities said. The state-run Telam news agency said 13 men and one woman walked out of the base early this morning, their hands in the air and one waving a white shirt as a flag of surrender. Sporadic shots and mortar rounds were heard for about an hour afterward, but two hours later all was silent.