Colombia: French legionnaire kidnapped by FARC dissidents

A corporal of the French Foreign Legion was kidnapped in Colombia on August 6.

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José Olger Melo Charry was on leave in the Nariño department, an area controlled by FARC dissidents.

French and Colombian authorities are collaborating for his release.

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