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Colombia's FARC Rebels Free Captured Soldier

Colombia's FARC rebels released a soldier who was captured while he was on vacation in the country's southern jungles, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday, an incident that violated the group's unilateral ceasefire. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) freed Jesus Rojas in Caqueta province, where he was kidnapped 14 days ago while visiting family. The Marxist guerrilla group had accused him of spying. The Colombian government and the...

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