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| FARC training ETA members in Venezuela |
| 2010-05-20 |
| A Colombian newspaper disclosed a report issued by the Colombian intelligence agency according to which training camps are based in the states of Apure, Monagas, and Aragua. They allegedly accommodate members of Basque terrorist group ETA, some Iranian groups, and members of FARC's Front 59. Members of Basque terrorist group ETA and "some Iranian groups" are allegedly trained by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in camps located in Venezuela, according to a report issued by the Colombian intelligence agency, said on Wednesday Colombian newspaper El Espectador. "In these camps, located in Apure; MaturÃn (state of Monagas); Santa Cruz de Aragua and the suburbs of Maracay (Aragua state) there would be members of Basque terrorist group ETA, some Iranian groups and members of FARC's Front 59," said the report issued by the Colombian Administrative Department of Security (DAS), a secret intelligence service. According to the newspaper, a DAS protected witness "reported that he met a liaison who is in charge of taking civilians to the FARC training camps," Efe quoted. |
| Posted by:Steve White |