FARC apologizes for massacre

The guerrilla organization FARC has asked forgiveness for one of the worst massacres in Colombian history.

FARC commander Iván Márquez handed the inhabitants of the village Bojayá Thursday (local time) a black Christ Statue as a symbol of reconciliation. \'We will never do more such terrible damage,\' the chief promised.

During battles with the paramilitaries in 2002, a bomb exploded by the rebels in the church in the village Bojayá which the villagers verschuilden. In addition, 79 people were killed and over a hundred people injured.

The FARC and the Colombian government signed Monday (local time) a peace treaty.