ELN rebels killed two police officers: Colombian Police

Colombian Police said on Tuesday that two officers were killed in the southwestern city of Cali in an attack by the National Liberation Army, a rebel group that has increasingly targeted authorities to show its opposition to the US military buildup in the Caribbean. Police said the officers were patrolling a neighbourhood on motorcycles when they were hit by a roadside bomb. The officers were taken to a nearby hospital but did not survive their injuries. The National Liberation Army, also known by its Spanish acronym ELN, launched a 72-hour “armed strike” on Sunday to protest the US military buildup in the Caribbean.The ELN has not claimed responsibility for the attack in Cali.