Colombian Indigenous Community Frees Captive Soldiers - Ombudsman Wed 10th March 2021 | 01:15 PM
A local indigenous community in Western Colombia liberated soldiers it had kept imprisoned in a rural area of the country, the Ombudsman s Office of Colombia said Wednesday
MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 10th March, 2021) A local indigenous community in Western Colombia liberated soldiers it had kept imprisoned in a rural area of the country, the Ombudsman s Office of Colombia said Wednesday.
According to the army, the soldiers were captured while patrolling and demining the area where the National Liberation Army s (ELN) was active. After the military announced that the soldiers had been taken captive, human rights defenders, army and local authorities officials were sent to the area.