ACTIVE IN VENEZUELA
Four members of the Venezuelan National Guard were reported killed on October 18 by guerrillas in two ambushes near the villages of Santa Teresa and Altagracia, which are about fifty miles from Caracas.
Guerrilla activities have been reported to have likewise increased recently in the state of Lara.
The Venezuelan government reported late in October that the army had discovered two tons of arms and ammunition in the village of Junquito, near Caracas. The supply, which had been hidden in a tunnel, included mortars, grenades, rifles and cartridges as well as field clothing and medical equipment.
On October 24, the army claimed to have killed a guerrilla commander known as Comandante Sapo, whom they identified as Carlos Miguel Febres.
He met death during a skirmish in the Voladero region in the state of Managas, about 350 miles from Caracas.
NEW GUERRILLA