French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped in southwestern Colombia
- The Colombian army has announced a soldier in the French Foreign Legion was kidnapped earlier this month while travelling in the department of Narino, an area in southwestern Colombia dominated by guerrillas.
- Issued on: 28/08/2026 - 08:49 1 min Reading time Jose Olger Melo Charry, who is French-Colombian, was taken hostage on 6 August while travelling along a road in the department of Narino, according to a Colombian army report seen by AFP.
- The kidnappers are believed to be members of the Estado Mayor Central, the main breakaway faction of the now-defunct Farc rebel group which laid down arms
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- The Colombian army has announced a soldier in the French Foreign Legion was kidnapped earlier this month while travelling in the department of Narino, an area in southwestern Colombia dominated by guerrillas.
- Issued on: 28/08/2026 - 08:49 1 min Reading time Jose Olger Melo Charry, who is French-Colombian, was taken hostage on 6 August while travelling along a road in the department of Narino, according to a Colombian army report seen by AFP.
- The kidnappers are believed to be members of the Estado Mayor Central, the main breakaway faction of the now-defunct Farc rebel group which laid down arms
Sources: RFI