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One of this group's signature weapons is the "leg-breaker" mine, activated by pressure on a syringe filled with sulfuric acid. It grew out of the "Southern Bloc," which escaped the destruction of the Marquetalia Republic under Plan Lazo. Government intelligence agents disguised as journalists executed a helicopter rescue of Senator Íngrid (*)  Betancourt  (bay-tahn-KOOR)  from this group. Comically evil death squads like CONVIVIR were authorized to fight this group, which effectively controls nearly 200,000 miles of jungle in its home country. Its leader, code-named "Timoshenko," participated in talks in Havana to end a 50-year civil war with over 170,000 victims. For 10 points, name this drug trade-funded revolutionary group in Colombia.
One of this group's signature weapons is the "leg-breaker" mine, activated by pressure on a syringe filled with sulfuric acid.
FARC  [or  F uerzas  A rmadas  R evolucionarias de  C olombia Â– Ejército del Pueblo; or  Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  Â– People's Army] 