Colombian forces have bombed a rebel camp in the jungle, killing at least 16 suspected guerrillas, officials say.

The aerial bombing, south of the capital Bogota, was part of a hunt for the military chief of the Farc rebels, Jorge Briceno – known as "Mono Jojoy".

He leads the most powerful division of the left-wing group, and is believed to have some 4,000 men under his command.

Colombian rebels have been under pressure following a military campaign launched by President Alvaro Uribe.

He remain popular after seven years in office, and is seeking a constitutional amendment that would allow him to run for a third consecutive term.

Saturday’s bombing occurred in Meta province.

The Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) have been fighting the Colombian authorities since the mid-1960s. </p

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