The World - News from Jan. 5, 1986
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The Colombian government charged that rifles used by guerrillas in November’s bloody takeover of the Palace of Justice in Bogota came from the leftist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. In a letter to his Nicaraguan counterpart, Miguel D’Escoto, Colombian Foreign Minister Augusto Ramirez demanded a “prompt and satisfactory explanation” of how the arms fell into the hands of M-19 guerrillas. The 27-hour ordeal ended after an army assault on the building. More than 100 people were killed in the takeover, including 12 Supreme Court justices and all the attacking guerrillas.
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