At Least 80 People Killed in Northeast Colombia as Peace Talks Fail, Official Says

At Least 80 People Killed in Northeast Colombia as Peace Talks Fail, Official Says
People displaced by violence in towns across the Catatumbo region take shelter at a soccer stadium in Cúcuta, Colombia, on Jan. 19, 2025. Fernando Vergara/AP Photo
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BOGOTÁ, Colombia—More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.

Twenty others were injured in the violence that has forced thousands to flee as Colombia’s army scrambled to evacuate people on Sunday, according to William Villamizar, governor of North Santander, where many of the killings took place.