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PARIS, April 29 (Reuters) – A French journalist missing
after a gunfight between Colombian security forces and the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Saturday has
been taken prisoner by the drug-funded rebels, Foreign Minister
Alain Juppe said on Sunday.
Romeo Langlois, a freelance reporter for French television
news channel France 24, “was kidnapped during a clash between
Colombian troops and the FARC”, Juppe told French media on
Sunday.
“The journalist was taken prisoner … the crisis centre (of
the foreign ministry) has been mobilised and is liaising with
Colombian authorities.”
A foreign ministry spokesman declined to provide further
information.
(Reporting by Daniel Flynn)
