Military in Colombia reclaims camp in struggle with Nasa Tribe

Thursday, July 19, 2012  

The Colombian military reclaimed a camp site from the Nasa Tribe on Wednesday.

The Associated Press said eight people were injured as soldiers reclaimed the site. Tribal members had previously taken over the camp in their effort to remove the military from their territory.

The incident came as soldiers killed a man at a checkpoint in the same region of southwest Colombia. The AP said the victim, Fabian Cuetia, was not Indian but EFE reported he was Nasa.

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