Colombians hold hostage protest

Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe is leading a nationwide protest against kidnapping, a week after the deaths of 11 provincial lawmakers held by rebels.



The protesters are also demanding the release of more than 750 hostages still in the hands of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farc.

The protest comes as talks between the government and the Farc are deadlocked.

The murder of the politicians last week in unclear circumstances has further increased mistrust between both sides.

The Farc said the men, held hostage for five years, died in crossfire during a military raid on a guerrilla camp.

The Colombian government has denied that any military operation took place and accused the guerrillas of killing the men in cold blood.

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Source: BBC

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