Colombian rebels kill six police officers

SIX police officers were killed and three wounded yesterday when suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia: FARC) rebels attacked their camp with homemade missiles in the southeast of the country, the AP reported.

Country Affected	Colombia
Region Affected	South America
Date of Event	04-Jul-2006
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Name	Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Type	Political
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Region of Origin	South America
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Country of Origin	Colombia
1 Location of Event - Region	South America
Location of Event - Country	Colombia
Location of Event - District
Location of Event - Place Name	Colombia|4.383396|-74.98396
Location of Event - Quality
Event Type	Damaging attack
Inside Assistance
Counter Terrorist Tactic
Scale of Attack	Micro
Number of Attacks
Terrorist/Insurgent Attack Mode	Assault
Explosive Device Size	0
Suicide Attack
Type and Subtype of Target	People|Group
Target Ownership Country	Colombia
Target Ownership Sector	Law Enforcement
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities	6
Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities	0
Total Fatalities	6
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded	3
Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded	0
Total Wounded	3
Description of Injuries
Number of Hostages	0
Damage Scale
Damage Description
Notes
Source	AP