Rebel Groups Release 2 Kidnap Victims
Rebels freed two high-profile kidnap victims, including 5-year-old Luisa Fernanda Cano, whose plight had become a cause celebre in Colombia. Police and family members said the girl had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in a rural area of Antioquia since April 19. The other freed kidnap victim was Guillermo Valencia Cossio, a regional lawmaker and brother of Fabio Valencia Cossio, chief government envoy in peace talks with the FARC. The victim had been kidnapped Monday in Medellin by members of the Self-Defense Forces, Colombia’s main right-wing paramilitary group.
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