FARC Confirms Capture Of Colombia General. Peace Talks In Danger Of Collapsing

Colombian Leftist Rebels Acknowledge Capture Of Army General -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels confirmed on Tuesday they are holding a Colombian army General Ruben Dario Alzate and two others, whose capture on Sunday led the government to suspend two-year-old peace talks taking place in Havana.

"The three were captured by our units because it involves enemy military personnel, who were carrying out their duties in a war zone," the statement said.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suspended the Havana peace talks on Sunday after he said the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) abducted General Ruben Dario Alzate, another military officer and a civilian in the rural department of Choco.

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