Two British tourists held in Colombia
Eight travellers – two of them British – have been kidnapped in Colombia, seemingly by leftist rebels.
According to reports in many of today’s newspapers, the Foreign Office has confirmed that two travellers from the UK have been taken, and that the kidnappers are thought to be members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). Israelis are also known to be among those kidnapped.
The kidnapping took place in the Sierra Nevada mountains, around 500 miles north of the capital Bogota, is what has been a “disputed territory” for many years. Abductions are hardly a rarity in Colombia; some 3,000 people are taken each year, with Farc being held responsible for the vast majority of kidnap cases.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office website, at www.fco.gov.uk/travel, warns: “Political and criminal violence and kidnapping are serious problems. All foreign nationals are potential targets. We advise against all travel to Choco, Putumayo, Meta and Caqueta departments and to rural areas of Antioquia, Cauca, Narino, and Norte de Santander departments.
“Although we do not advise against travel to Bogota, and some other parts of Colombia, you should be aware that you could get caught up in attacks aimed at others or at the general public.”
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