Colombia investigates former President over paramilitary massacres

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Colombia is investigating its former president over paramilitary massacres that occurred during a six-decade internal conflict involving guerrillas, paramilitaries, drug traffickers, and the military. Over 250,000 people were killed in this prolonged period of violence.

More than a quarter of a million people were killed during Colombia's six decades of fighting between left-wing guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, drug traffickers and the military