 Three members of the Irish Republican Army convicted of training leftist rebels in Colombia may be hiding in Cuba, said an Interpol official in Colombia. | By way of Venezuela, I'll wager |
The theory regarding the whereabouts of the men, espoused by an Interpol agent on Colombia television, comes more than six months after the alleged IRA members fled Colombia following their conviction on charges they helped train the rebels in terror techniques and explosives.
South America's most embattled nation has been embroiled in more than four decades of civil war that pits the leftist rebels against the government and the paramilitaries. | And who better to assist leftist rebels than Fidel |
Colombia sentenced Niall Connolly, James Monaghan and Martin McCauley to 17 years in prison in December 2004. They fled soon after their convictions, having posted bail during the appeal process. |