Colombian Ombudsman’s Office confirms 27 deaths, contradicts Attorney General’s Office’s version

RIO DE JANEIRO; BRAZIL - The Colombian Ombudsman's Office confirmed on Thursday the death of 27 people during the violent events in the departments of Boyacá and Arauca, the latter bordering Venezuela, and maintains that there was a confrontation between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here