Power outage at chief Colombian port; officials blame rebel attack
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Colombian officials are blaming rebels for a power outage at the country's main port of Buenaventura.
Adm. Pablo Romero commands the naval force based in the Pacific port and he says authorities believe a rebel attack downed a key transmission tower. He says officials also believe that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia caused a similar attack in November that knocked out power to the city for three days.
Power company spokeswoman Patricia Hernandez says electricity to the city of 400,000 was lost at 8 p.m. Monday (0100 GMT Tuesday). She says workers are trying to restore power as quickly as possible while the army is trying to ensure they can work safely.
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Colombia's government has been holding peace talks with the rebels since 2012 to end the half-century-old conflict.