'False positives': Colombian army apologises for killing civilians

2023-10-04 19:52

More than 6,400 civilians were killed and falsely passed off as enemy combatants between 2002 and 2008.

The Colombian army has apologised for killing thousands of civilians and falsely passing them off as left-wing guerrillas to boost its kill rate during the country's armed conflict.

An inquiry found that 6,402 civilians were murdered by the military between 2002 and 2008 and passed off as rebels...