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Colombian Military Chief Resigns

HeadlineNov 05, 2008

In Colombia, the commander of the Colombian military has resigned over a scandal linking his forces to the killings of scores of innocent civilians. General Mario Montoya steps down just one week after the firing of more than two dozen senior officers. A government probe found the military responsible for the disappearances of innocent civilians whose bodies were recently uncovered in a mass grave.

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