AP/ 03 Sept UPDATE/ Revised figures after an police ambush reveal that 14 police were killed and 7 wounded by a roadside bomb in the state of Caqueta. 45 police were riding in a 5 truck convoy when the bomb exploded in the town of Doncello. Authorities are blaming the FARC rebels.
The attack is the first deadly attack on security forces since the inauguration of President Juan Manuel Santos (pictured) on 7 August.
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