Colombia has suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, after blaming the rebel group for an attack that killed two soldiers and injured more than 20.

The Colombian government has called off peace negotiations with the ELN guerrilla group following a deadly attack on an army base.

Colombia on Wednesday suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN) after blaming the rebel group for an attack that killed two soldiers and injured more than 20. “Today the dialogue process is suspended,

An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia killed two soldiers and injured at least 21, Colombia’s military says, as tensions escalate between Colombia’s government and one of the nation’s largest remaining rebel groups.

Colombia's government has called off peace talks with leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN), its peace delegation said on Wednesday, following an attack which killed two soldiers and injured more than two dozen.