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309:(AUC) and common criminals from yards 3, 4 and 5 of the La Modelo prison left a total of 32 dead, 17 injured and 17 missing.. The battle lasted for 12 hours between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, in a day that is the bloodiest experienced in any Colombian prison. In this incident, weapons, explosives, cartridges, communication elements, and AUC insignia were seized, among other elements..
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