The World - News from April 23, 1985
Salvadoran troops captured two leftist guerrilla commanders, including a woman who took part in the first round of peace talks with the government last fall, the army said. Miguel Castellanos was seized at an unspecified location April 11, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. He added that the woman, Nidia Diaz, was captured in fighting last Thursday near Cerros de San Pedro, 36 miles east of San Salvador in San Vicente province. She was reportedly being treated for wounds.
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