01/26/2014 19:55 GMT
BOGOTA, January 26, 2014 (AFP) - Colombia's military said Sunday three FARC guerrillas were killed in two separate operations, capping a week of combat that has left 29 rebels dead.
Among the latest FARC casualties was a rebel the army said was behind a bombing January 16 outside a police station in the town of Pradera that killed one person and injured 25 people.
Two other alleged FARC accomplices in the bombing were also captured in the military operation, in the southwest department of Valle del Cauca.
The FARC command repudiated the bombing at the time and vowed "appropriate disciplinary action."
Separately, the army said two other rebels were killed in a military operation in the municipality of Montelibano, in the northwest Cordoba department.
The deaths brought FARC's combat deaths to 29 since last weekend, according to the army.
The increased military activity prompted accusations by the FARC that President Juan Manuel Santos was escalating the conflict even as his government engages in peace talks in Havana.
The talks have been underway since November 2012, with the aim of ending Latin America's longest insurgency.
The parties are currently debating illegal drugs. Still to be resolved are compensation for victims of the conflict and the disarming of the rebel forces.
Founded in 1964, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia is the country's largest rebel group, with an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 fighters.
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