A federal judge sentenced two Colombian men on Thursday in Miami over a car bomb explosion that injured 47 people — including three U.S. Army soldiers in Colombia, near the border with Venezuela.

Colombia’s government has extended a cease-fire with the FARC-EMC rebel group that was set to expire this week, as both sides hold peace talks in Bogota that seek to reduce violence in rural parts of the country.

A 39-year-old Colombian national appeared in federal court on Friday in Miami after his extradition for injuring three U.S. Army soldiers, according to federal prosecutors.

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. Todos los derechos reservados. “Las autoridades no ejercen un control efectivo sobre varias zonas previamente controladas por las FARC, lo cual en gran parte ha permitido la violencia contra defensores de derechos humanos”, apuntó el informe. “El gobierno ha desplegado tropas a muchas zonas del país, pero no ha fortalecido al mismo tiempo el sistema de justicia ni ha asegurado un acceso adecuado a oportunidades económicas y educativas y a servicios públicos”. (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press.