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Colombia puts military on alert after guerrilla threat

Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo, pictured in November, has promised a rigorous response to the ELN threat. [AFP]

Colombia has put its armed forces on maximum alert following the announcement of a nationwide three-day "armed strike" by left-wing guerrillas, the government said on Monday.

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