Leftist rebels slay two oil company contractors in Colombia

[Zorro]

Leftist guerrillas in northeastern Colombia killed two contractors working on a pipeline for the state oil company, Ecopetrol, military sources said on Monday.

The shooting occurred on Sunday in the rural municipality of Teorama along the border with Venezuela, while the workers were doing maintenance work on the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline.

"A sniper from the National Liberation Army (ELN) shot from the houses on the other side of the Catatumbo River," General Fernando Montoya, the commander of a special forces unit which operates in the area, told reporters.

Ecopetrol condemned the attack in Norte de Santander department in a statement and urged authorities to investigate the killings.

http://news.yahoo.com/leftist-rebels-slay-two-oil-company-contractors-colombia-180522971--finance.html

[Marksman_91]

1. Don't be so insensitive

They prefer the term "leftist freedom fighters," or at least that's how some people in this forum view them.