In southern Colombia, a tribe of indigenous people, the Nasa Indians, have risen up after being caught in the crossfire of a government offensive against leftist guerrillas. In mid-July, hundreds of Nasa, whose only weapons are wooden spears and clubs because of an abhorrence for guns, managed to seize a government outpost on a hill in Toribio, southern Colombia. State forces wrested back control, but the incident has catalyzed local discontent and frustration with the government.
Indigenous Tribe Rises up in Colombia
In southern Colombia, a tribe of indigenous people, the Nasa Indians, have risen up after being caught in the crossfire of a government offensive against leftist guerrillas. In mid-July, hundreds of Nasa, whose only weapons are wooden spears and clubs because of an abhorrence for guns, managed to seize a government outpost on a hill in Toribio, southern Colombia. State forces wrested back control, but the incident has catalyzed local discontent and frustration with the government.
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A Colombian police officer stands near a wall riddled with bullet holes after a firefight between government military forces and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas in Toribio, Colombia, on July 14, 2012.
