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Colombian army says 57 soldiers kidnapped by civilians under pressure from FARC

Colombian army says 57 soldiers kidnapped by civilians under pressure from FARC

Colombian army says 57 soldiers kidnapped by civilians under pressure from FARC
Colombia's army said on Sunday (June 22) that 57 soldiers were kidnapped by civilians acting under pressure from FARC dissidents in a mountainous area of the country's southwest.
PHOTO: Instagram/Colombian Army

BOGOTA — Colombia's army said on Sunday (June 22) that 57 soldiers were kidnapped by civilians acting under pressure from FARC dissidents in a mountainous area of the country's southwest.

The region, near El Plateado in the Cauca department, is a key zone for cocaine production and remains one of the most tense in the country's ongoing conflict.

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Source: Reuters

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