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Case filed against Colombia

Ecuador said on Monday it had sued Colombia in an international court over drug crop fumigation along its border, in a move that could stoke tensions as the neighbors spar over a Colombian raid into Ecuador's territory.

A March 1 Colombian attack on a Colombian rebel camp in Ecuador killed more than 20 people, including a top guerrilla leader. It also frayed diplomatic ties and briefly raised the threat of war after Ecuador and Venezuela moved troops to their borders with Colombia.