Author: Edward Fox

21 kidnapped oil workers rescued

Twenty-one of the 23 oil workers kidnapped on Monday in the eastern department of Vichada have been rescued by Colombia’s armed forces, W Radio reports. According to the army, one of the men managed to escape on Monday and...

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Lawyer for AUC victims assassinated

A lawyer representing the victims of two demobilized blocs of the former paramilitary group the AUC has been assassinated in Medellin, Colombian media reports. The lawyer, Ricardo Alberto Sierra, was shot on Monday afternoon as...

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5 soldiers die in helicopter crash

Five soldiers, four of them Colombian, one a Mexican lieutenant, have died after a collision between two helicopters during a training exercise, El Tiempo reports. Three other Colombian officials and another Mexican lieutenant...

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23 oil workers kidnapped by ‘FARC’

Some 23 employees of a subcontractor for the Canadian oil company Talisman have been kidnapped in the eastern department of Vichada, with early reports suggesting the FARC are responsible. The governor of Vichada, Juan Carlos...

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