Tag: <span>hostages</span>
April 3, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Release Hostages Held for 12 Years
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas released 10 soldiers and police officers on Monday who they had held captive for at […] Read More >
March 23, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: FARC Defectors Helped Plan Raid That Killed 33 Rebels, Says General
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombian air force commander General Tito Pinilla said that FARC rebels who defected had helped to plan an attack that killed 33 FARC guerrillas on […] Read More >
March 11, 2012 > Staff
Venezuela: 1,200 Visitors Held Hostage In Prison Released
Today in Latin America Top Story — Inmates in Venezuela’s Uribana Jail on Wednesday released approximately 1,200 hostages that they prevented from leaving on Sunday during visiting hours, an apparent attempt […] Read More >
February 27, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Says It Will Release Hostages, End Ransom Kidnappings
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced on its website Sunday that it would no longer engage in ransom kidnappings to fund […] Read More >
January 26, 2012 > Staff
FARC Leader Proposes to Swap Six Hostages for Prisoners
Today in Latin America Top Story — A rebel leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) pledged to release six captive Colombian military and police officers and asked for a constitutional […] Read More >