Colombia considers suspending ceasefire with armed group after new attacks

In part of the Amazon, each tree felled is approved by the so-called Central General Staff (EMC), as the FARC dissident group calls itself (Credit: AFP)

The Colombian government is considering whether to fully suspend a ceasefire with armed group Estado Mayor Central (EMC) after a new series of attacks attributed to it.

Two bombings resulted in the death of four people in the southeastern Cauca state on Monday, local press reported. The fatalities included two police officers.