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President Gustavo Petro accused the Gulf Clan criminal gang and other armed groups of targeting members of the security forces in revenge for the recent killing of several of their leaders.

Petro was elected on a promise to bring "total peace" to Colombia, but on Friday his interior minister acknowledged that the strategy was "not going well", following the breakdown of talks with the Gulf Clan and several other armed groups.

Petro published a list on X of the names of the 15 police officers and 12 soldiers which he said had been "systematically" killed since 15 April.

But Petro suspended the talks with the ELN in January, accusing it of having "no will for peace".

Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned on social media that "people who have not been vaccinated should not go to high-risk areas during Easter: for now the coffee area".