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Chavez Sends Troops to Colombian Border

Posted Mar 2, 08 3:19 PM CST in World 

(Newser) – Hugo Chavez sent thousands of Venezuelan troops to the Colombian border today after Colombia killed a FARC rebel leader, CNN reports. Chavez accused Colombia of being a US puppet and said Ecuador's border was violated in the attack. "We have to liberate Colombia," said Chavez, who is linked to FARC and tried to negotiate a prisoners-for-hostages trade with it last year.

Ecuador is also shuttling troops to its Colombian border, Chavez said. But Colombia, which denied crossing into Ecuador, called the rebel's death a strike against terror. “The terrorists have had the custom of killing in Colombia and taking refuge in the territory of neighboring countries," officials said in a statement.

Sources CNN, Associated Press

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Ecuador's soldiers carry an alleged rebel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, they found wounded Sunday, March 2, 2008, in the area where Colombian security forces attacked a rebel camp...   (Associated Press)
In this picture released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, is seen during his weekly broadcast "Alo Presidente" in Caracas, Sunday, March 2, 2008. Chavez ordered Venezuela's...   (Associated Press)
In this picture released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, speaks during his weekly broadcast "Alo Presidente" in Caracas, Sunday, March 2, 2008. Chavez ordered Venezuela's...   (Associated Press)
In this picture released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks during his weekly broadcast "Alo Presidente" in Caracas, Sunday, March 2, 2008. Chavez ordered Venezuela's...   (Associated Press)
Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, right, and his Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos attend a memorial service for soldier Carlos Hernandez in Bogota, Sunday, March 2, 2008. Hernandez was killed March...   (Associated Press)
A man reacts during the funeral services for soldier Carlos Hernandez in Bogota, Sunday, March 2, 2008. Hernandez was killed during the attack on a rebel camp in neighboring Ecuador, near the border...   (Associated Press)
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