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Colombian city faces worst violence in decades as armed groups wreak havoc

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Colombia 's largest armed group, the National Liberation Army (ELN) fighting with dissident factions of the now defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) Residents in Cúcuta are bracing for further bloodshed as a conflict between rival armed groups spread to a regional capital.

Violence is the latest blow to President Gustavo Petro’s failing efforts to bring peace to Colombia by dialoguing with armed groups.

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73

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formal

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English

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57

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