Police in Colombia have announced the discovery of two clandestine airstrips owned by the FARC organization for drug trafficking purposes. The airstrips were located in jungle areas of Balboa and Mercaderes, in Cauca. They were found through joint efforts of the National Police, the Attorney General, and the Colombian Air Force, Univision reports. The airstrips […]
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A homemade semi-submersible was found and destroyed by members of the Colombian Army in a rural area near the Gulf of Urabá. According to El Universal, it was discovered inside a secluded drug workshop large enough to contain 25 individuals. The semi-submersible had been packed with 6 tons of cocaine. When officials arrived at the […]
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Officials in Colombia have announced that 564 hectares of illegal crops, mostly coca leaves, have been eradicated. The crop fields were located in various areas around the country. They are thought to belong to FARC members and other criminal organizations in the area, who would use them for drug production and distribution, the Comando General […]
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Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzón said that at least 8 guerrillas belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) group died during a military operation in Nechí, Antioquia, to the north of the country. According to BBC Mundo, Admiral Roberto Garcia, head of the Navy, stated that the deceased individuals belonged to […]
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The anti-narcotics department in Ecuador has released statistics that show an increase in drug trafficking in the country. U.S. officials from the Department of State agree, Noticias Montreal reports. They claim many exterior criminal organizations are operating in Ecuador, such as Los Zetas and the Sinaloa cartels from Mexico, Russian and Chinese groups, and Colombian […]
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A growing number of FARC factions are being driven out of the cocaine business by the police and army. Rather than disband, these FARC gangs turn more to other criminal activities, ranging from robbery, kidnapping and extortion to illegal mining and lumbering. For the average Colombian, these means FARC is still a threat. FARC has […]
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As the New Year approaches, FARC has released 3 names of the 6 hostages that they will soon release. According to latribuna.hn, they are part of 11 military and police officials who have been held hostage for 12 years. FARC does not want the government to make any attempts to find and rescue these individuals. […]
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Defense Minister, Juan Carlos Pinzón and senior military and police phased out a new strategy to prevent child recruitment by illegal group, El Espectador reports. This strategy is part of the Program for Humanitarian Attention to Demobilized peoples from the Ministry of Defense. So far this year (2011), more than 1,200 guerrilla fighters have demobilized, […]
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The one-year investigation led the Colombian police to locate 10 members of the main structure of the Clandestine Communist Party of the FARC, known as the PC3, Caracol News reports. The police say that these suspects are directly related to the infiltration of student protests in Bogotá, Barrancabermeja, Cali and Bucaramanga. Read Article
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FARC’s Black Pearl could not make its first trip in the Colombian Pacific, El Colombiano reports. The narco-submarine was built out of fiberglass and steel and was able to navigate itself 4 to 5 feet under water and could carry up to four tons of cocaine. According to the anti-narcotics police, this is the second […]
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Colombian anti-narcotics police located and neutralized a modern submersible in the small town of Condoto, Choco, in Western Colombia, reports El Esperctador. The submersible, valued at 2 million US dollars, had a capacity to transport between 4 and 5 tons of cocaine. Anti-narcotics director, Carlos Enrique Rodriguez Gonzalez noted that the operation was achieved with […]
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According to ElComercio.com a young Ecuadorian was willed and an Ecuadorian soldier wounded during a confrontation between the Ecuadorian military and a group of FARC guerillas located on the Colombian side of the San Miguel River. Officials say the confrontation occurred last Thursday, August 11th while a military patrol was performing control operations along the […]
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•50 rural families, 170 people, have had to leave Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia due to military conflict with FARC in the area. •El Espectador reveals that three soldiers have died and 3 others were injured in a mine field. •The families still do not know when they will be able to return to their […]
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The explosion of a bomb package in a commercial establishment in Campamento, Antioquia, Colombia was attributed to FARC’s front 36. RCN La Radio reports that the explosive device, disguised as a package of panela, left 1 person dead and 3 injured, and among them were members of the army. Read Article
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•Miguel Ángel Ariñez, also known as the Doctor of FARC, was captured in Cúcuta, Colombia after returning from Venezuela. •Ariñez, according to EFE, was responsible for the health of FARC’s central command and has information and connections to upper members of the group. •He spent years hiding in Venezuela and was forced to return to […]
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•In the south of Colombia, in the Caquetá department, FARC guerillas forced 6 truck drivers to exit and burn their own tank trucks carrying crude oil while they were on the highway en route to the Huila department. •And.es reports that the guerillas were members of FARC’s Teófilo Forero, which acts in Caquetá and southern […]
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•In Cúcuta, Colombia, there will be a summit between military and police forces of Colombia and Venezuela in order to discuss actions against guerilla groups such as FARC and the ELN. •The main point will be better control of the border area, and the summit will serve to carry out the anti-drug agreement signed April […]
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•FARC and the ELN have encampments in Venezuela according to Edgar Cely, Commander of the Colombian Armed Forces. •Voanews.com reports that during the presidency of Uribe, President Chávez of Venezuela halted diplomatic relations with Colombia in July of last year when guerilla leaders were found in Venezuela. •Current Colombian President Santos and President Chávez have […]
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On Sunday in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, FARC released 5 workers from the OXY oil company who were kidnapped on Friday near the Venezuelan border according to larepublica.pe. There have been recent kidnappings of oil workers such as the kidnapping of the 4 Chinese workers who still have not been located. Read Article
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•Last night, 10 armed men kidnapped the mayor of Almaguer, Cauca, Colombia, Milton Fabián Hurtado. •Semana reports that the two men with him were released after they captured the mayor at an intersection. •It is unknown which group to which the kidnappers belong, but FARC and the ELN have been known to have a presence […]
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•In the south of Colombia, FARC exploded a donkey bomb, and according to feeds.univision.com, no human injuries or deaths resulted from the explosion. •FARC was attempting to move the donkey, fitted with 40 kilos of explosives, to the center of the hamlet Guayabal in Caquetá. •This action demonstrates FARC’s desperation in the face of the […]
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•This morning, FARC launched an attack using explosives against a Highway Police vehicle patrolling the Pan-American road and left 3 officers injured. •Semana.com reports that another act of violence occurred in Santander de Quilichao in which an explosive device was activated outside of an establishment and left 20 surrounding houses with damages to roofs and […]
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•The Colombian military has deactivated a motorcycle bomb that was reportedly installed by FARC in a road between Cauca and Valle del Cauca in southeast Colombia. •The road is functioning normally and is being patrolled by the Police and Army as revealed by EFE. •During an operation in which the military freed two country people, […]
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According to Colombian President Santos, FARC only kidnapped the 2 political figures Fernando Satizábal and Dagoberto Ojeda in the south of Nariño per noticierostelevisa.esmas.com. Bandits temporarily retained the other 18. Santos states that the situation is still under investigation. Read Article
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•A joint attack between different groups of the Colombian armed forces secured the capture of 8 members of FARC’s front 25 including two important members of the front in Granada, Huila, Colombia. •As a result of the attack, 2 guerillas died, and the injured were transferred to hospitals for medical attention. •Among the captured were […]
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•At 1:30 a.m. today, 18 of 20 victims kidnapped on Tuesday were released and found near a beach near Trujillo in Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia. •The victims were kidnapped by 8 armed men Tuesday afternoon, and the group with which they are affiliated remains unknown. •The two other victims are Ferney Satizábal, a candidate for mayor […]
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•Military Commander Admiral Édgar Cely has defended the military’s acts of public order in Cauca, Colombia in response to requests for the resignation of Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera and other top members of the military. •According to RCN Radio, these requests have come from members of the civil society. •Cely maintained that FARC and […]
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•The Cauca department in Colombia has experienced more violence than usual due to FARC’s relocation to the Cordillera Central in Colombia. •The indigenous people of the area are suffering the consequences and are being controlled by FARC’s guerillas according to Rodrigo Rojas, a representative of Pax Cristhi per RCN Radio. •Rojas states that the indigenous […]
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According to Hoy.com.ec the director of National Police in Colombia announced today, July 5th, that the March 2008 bombing of the FARC camp in Ecuador was a state decision and therefore, the officials found to stand trial in Ecuador should not be held accountable. General Oscar Naranjo along with the Colombian government do not recognize […]
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•Despite rumors that FARC head member Alfonso Cano had been captured, he has escaped the Colombian military for the third time. •RCN Radio reports that during an operation performed by the Colombian military last Wednesday, Alfonso Cano fled the encampment between the Cauca and Huila departments. •The military had received information about the top FARC […]
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•The video from El Espectador shows minors being trained by alias Pipón of FARC’s front 57. •A member of the National Police while under cover recorded the video. •The video shows Pipón training the young people between 14-17 years old how to use firearms and other kinds of combat training. •Around 4,000 like cases of […]
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The Colombian Attorney General, Viviane Morales, is to investigate the accusations that the U.S. and Colombia made secret negotiations to secure the release of Ingrid Betancourt and the other hostages including 3 American citizens. The official story is that the Colombian military successfully carried out Operación Jaque which involved deceiving the 2 FARC guerillas holding […]
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•Ecuadorian authorities apprehended two members of FARC during an operation in the south of Quito according to the Ministry of the Interior. •El Espectador reports that they are reported to belong to the “Frente Sur” (South Front) of FARC, and authorities have requested fingerprints and other information to ascertain their identities. •They are to be […]
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•El Tiempo reports that Ecuadorian President Correa denounces the NGOs (non-governmental organizations), which are connected, with the extreme right of the U.S. are connected with FARC and other illegal groups on the Colombia – Ecuador Border. •He claims that these NGOs are attempting to replace the governments in that area. •He cites that of the […]
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ElComercio.com reports that President Juan Manuel Santos, today, rejected a decision made by an Ecuadorian court to call a trial of the Colombian security forces that were involved in the 2008 bombing of Angostura that ended with the death of FARC deputy chief, “Raul Reyes.” Santos says that the military took direct orders from him, […]
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•Óscar Fernando Cuevas Cepeda, a.k.a. the Colombian Cleaner, was considered the largest money launderer in Colombia and is to be extradited. •The accused has worked with the Cartels of Cali and Medellín as well as FARC and is known for his connection with Víctor Julio Suárez, the guerilla, alias “Mono Jojoy.” •The evidence includes 60 […]
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•As El Espectador.com reports, Edilberto Berrío Ortiz, Alejandro Palacios Rengifo, and Anderson Chamapuro Dogimara were found guilty by a New York judge for the kidnapping of a U.S. citizen in Panamá. •The three FARC guerrillas were arrested in Colombia in 2009 and extradited to the U.S. between 2010 and 2011. •The victim was freed after […]
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•After discovering another car bomb Monday night, the authorities evacuated nearby housings and schools in Corinto, Cauca. •El Espectador reports that the Colombian authorities have not yet attributed this car bomb, the second in the area within 3 days, to any specific group. •The ELN and FARC have guerrillas present in the area. Read Article
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•Rural farmers verified to El Espectador that in certain unnamed fields and greenhouses in Cali, a new kind of enhanced marijuana is being grown. •The marijuana has increased THC content, which allows for the drug’s effects to be enhanced. •Farmers have continued to cultivate the illicit crop because legal crops such as bananas and coffee […]
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•In the river Mataje in Tamaco, Nariño, Colombia, the Colombian Navy and the CTI destroyed a facility that constructed submarines and processed cocaine paste for the Daniel Aldana column of FARC. •Monthly the site would produce 1.5 tones of coca paste. •So far in 2011, the Naval Force of the Pacific has seized 40 laboratories […]
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Iñaki Domínguez Atxalandabaso is under investigation for his connection to the ETA and FARC, and is one of the most wanted terrorists by the Spanish police per elespectador.com. He was captured Thursday while heading to Paris from Milan, Italy. Read Article
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RCN Radio reports that Colombia’s Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera Salazar commented that FARC’s recent actions have been like those of Pablo Escobar. He makes this comment in relation to the methods of terrorism on civilians that FARC has utilized in response to successful actions against their operations. Read Article
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While performing a patrol in the area, two soldiers of the Brigada 27 de Selva died after entering a minefield attributed to FARC in Puerto Asís, Putumayo per radiocaracol.com.co. Read Article
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This morning in Puerto Rico, Caquetá, FARC’s Teófilo Forero launched a mortar and machine gun attack against the sixth Brigade of the Colombian army and a Police station leaving 2 civilians dead and 10 people injured according to El Espectador. Read Article
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During an operation intended to increase safety in Cali, the Colombian Police found six charges with 12 kg of explosives belonging to FARC’s frente 30 as El Espectador reports. FARC was planning an attack against the Fuerza Pública in different parts of Cali. Another operation successfully confiscated 153 bars of indugel to be used in […]
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•Walter Hernández, alias “el Viejo,” was captured in El Doncello, Caquetá in Colombia according to El Periodiquito. •Hernández is one of the main heads of FARC’s “Teófilo Forero” column which operates in Caquetá and Huila. •The captured workers of Chinese Sinochem and British Emeral Energy have been identified as Zhau Hong, Yang Jing and Tang […]
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Rcn Radio reports that Angelino Garzón, Vice-president of Colombia, warns the kidnappers, believed to be FARC, that the government is doing everything possible to locate the Chinese workers and that they should release them as soon as possible. Garzón also denounces the murder of judge Margarita de las Salas Bacca in north Barranquilla and called […]
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•As reported by elespectador.com, the British oil company Emerald Energy released a statement recognizing that the four workers of Chinese descent were kidnapped in San Vicente del Caguan yesterday and that the company is putting forth an emergency plan in response to the situation. •It appears that FARC is responsible for the kidnappings. •The statement […]
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•In cooperative effort, the antidrug police, the Army, and the Colombian Air Force found and destroyed 14 tons of marijuana ready to be packaged, which were valued at 35 billion pesos, in La María, Torbio, Cauca as reported by elespectador.com. •The marijuana belonged to Miguel Ángel Pascuas Santos, alias “el sargento Pascuas”, who is the […]
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•The United Nations’ Office of Human Rights in Colombia condemned the attacks led by the ELN and FARC as serious violations of human rights norms according to radiosantafe.com. •Christian Salazar, the representative of the High Commissioner of the UN for Human rights stresses that among these violations are homicides, indiscriminate attacks, and forced displacement. Read […]
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•Hoy.com.ec reports that the Ecuadorian police force considers FARC an internal security issue as the Colombian guerrilla group uses Ecuador as a base for planning and carrying out operations. •Their actions according to the Ecuadorian police force include trafficking of narcotics and arms, assassinations, and smuggling of fuel among other activities. •Between 2005 and 2008 […]
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•Elespectador.com reports that Guillermo Enrique Torres, alias Julián Conrado and “el cantante de las FARC” was captured this Tuesday in Barinas, Venezuela. •President Hugo Chavez assures that Torres will be handed over to Colombian authorities as the processes are being carried out. Read Article
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•Donay Correa Londoño and Guillermo Roldá Correa, both candidates for the Mayor of Campamento, were shot and killed by FARC’s frente 36 in the North of Antioquia according to rcnradio.com. •This makes 3 assassinated candidates for mayors of municipalities so far in 2011 in the north of Antioquia. •There have also been attempts against candidates […]
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This Saturday, a FARC minefield left 1 soldier dead and 4 others injured of the Batallón Numancia as revealed by elespectador.com. The Comando Pacífico blames the guerrillas of FARC’s Frente 30 for the incident in Los Robles in the municipality Buenos Aires in Cauca, Colombia known for its rebel presence. Read Article
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Including 500 civilian deaths, 20,000 people have fallen victim to FARC in the last 47 years as reported by rcnradio.com. According to the Fundación Victimas del Terrorismo en Colombia, the areas with the most registered kidnappings are Antioquia, Chocó, Meta and Santander. The foundation will ask the government to provide more resources to victims of […]
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•Jhon Freddy Acevado, spokesperson of Carmen del Atrato, reported that 3 men, 2 of which former members of the Ejército Revolucionario Guevarista (ERG), were shot dead by front 34 per eltiempo.com. •They have been identified as Fabio Nelson, Saúl Caro, and Esneider (whose surname is unknown); Caro and Esneider are disbanded members of the ERG […]
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Elespectador.com reports that Tuesday night, members of the Armed Forces, Air Force and Navy transported 120 people previously under FARC’s control to Quibdó from Las Mercedes in Chocó. The pressure from the military seems to have convinced FARC to release these individuals. Read Article
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•Admiral Edgar Cely contradicts the report made by Father Constantino García on Monday that the people are being used as human shields to block the Atrato river per elespectador.com. •He declared that the commando Conjunto Caribe and Division 7 would move to Quibdó to ensure the safety of the Atrato river and the surrounding people. […]
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As the anniversary of FARC’s creation draws near, a series of captures has been taking place as part of an “armed strike” as announced by pamphlets distributed by the groups per radiosantafe.com. Today, 143 people who travelled through the Atrado River in the Chocó department of Colombia were detained by FARC. The group is keeping […]
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•Caracol.com.co reveals that Lenín Moreno, Ecuador’s Vice President, denied the accusation that Correa’s campaign received money from FARC, and was willing to undergo a polygraph test to prove the validity of his statement. •He also expressed that FARC no longer displays the qualities of a revolutionary group. •El Espectador reported yesterday that U.S. diplomatic cables […]
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•The second such attack on this kind of helicopter in the area, it resulted in the death of a police officer, 2 injured civilians and the theft of an unspecified millionaire sum according to elpais.com.co. •Authorities did not reveal the exact amount, but the shipment is known to be a consignment of money of businessmen. […]
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•Laradiodelsur.com reports that Carlos Lozano, the director of the magazine Voz de Colombia, stresses that four other deaths are being investigated in the place where Argimiro Hernández was killed in the Tolima department. •Lozana describes that Alfonso Cano, leader of FARC, performs operations in the site at the entrance of the Cañon de las Hermosas […]
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The video from elpais.com.co reveals a military operation in which, after being attack by members of the Sixth Front of FARC, military personnel search a rural estate in Caloco, Cauca to find ammunition, explosives and other weapons to be used by FARC.
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•On the grounds that the chain of custody was not followed, the files and emails lack legal sustainability according to the Supreme Court. •The discovery of these emails led to the investigations of the connection between FARC and leftist political leaders, journalists, and intellectuals. •The court has filed the processes being carried out for “Farc-política” […]
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•On Monday at 10:00 p.m., the two officers, Nelson Enrique Larrea Fernández and Edwin Cuero Rojas, were seriously injured when they were ambushed and attacked with 40 millimeter grenades and rifle shots from a hill as revealed by elpais.com.co. •They were headed towards Todos Los Santos in San Pedro, Valle del Cauca to check on […]
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