More than 80 people were killed in the country's northeast over the weekend following the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.

Over the weekend, violence in northeastern Colombia, following the suspension of peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), resulted in over 80 deaths and left another 20 injured. Thousands have been displaced,

At least 80 people were killed in northeast Colombia following failed attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.