[Via... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Downwithcapitalism <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:57 AM Subject: [downwithcapitalism] FW: FARC strikes again Reuters; BBC. 8 & 9 May 2001. Combined reports. BOGOTA, Colombia Marxist rebels blew open the front gates of a prison in southwestern Colombia, allowing 68 inmates---most of them guerrilla comrades---to sprint to freedom, in the biggest prison break this year, police said on Tuesday. Colombia's oldest and largest guerrilla force, the FARC, was blamed for the dynamite attack late Monday on the Caloto compound, surrounded by mountains in the province of Cauca. blasted open the front gates of the prison in the south-west town of Caloto with machine guns and rockets, allowing the 68 prisoners---most of them guerrilla comrades---to sprint to freedom, in the biggest prison break this year, police said on Tuesday. A group of police officers tried in vain to fend off the attack. The guerrillas, who frequently stage attacks to free their sympathizers, have helped 54 inmates escape this year in two separate assaults on Colombian prisons. The FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, blew up a prison wall in southern Colombia in April, to free 35 prisoners. Rebels liberated another 19 when they assaulted a mountain jail in February. The Colombian authorities say two prisoners have returned and several others have said they will give themselves up. The police say the prisoners they are still searching for include about 30 left-wing rebels. SPAM TO FOLLOW Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
