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Sat 06 Jun 2007Uribe says Farc killed politiciansCOLOMBIA:Colombian president Alvaro Uribe accused leftist rebels on Thursday of murdering 11 kidnapped politicians last week, after the guerrillas said they had been killed during a raid on their secret jungle prison.The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farc, said the 11 dead had been cut down in the crossfire when an unidentified military group attacked the camp on June 18th.