EL COLOMBIANO, EL TIEMPO (Colombia), BBC NEWS (UK)

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POPAYAN – Six police officers were killed while on patrol in the South West province of Cauca, reports BBC News.

The ambush took place in a rural zone between the towns of Puerto Tejada and Villa Reca, reports El Tiempo.

The investigation has shown that the rebels were disguised and used a roadblock to launch their attack on the police, writes El Colombiano.

Officials blame Farc left-wing rebels for the attack.

This comes as the Colombian government and Farc are due to engage a new set of peace talks next week in Cuba.

The talks started earlier this month in Norway but both sides failed to agree on a cease-fire.

The number of Farc combatants is now believed to be at 8,000, down from 16,000 a decade ago, writes BBC News.