CONFLICT● ELEVATED1h ago · Sep 8, 2026, 9:34 AM
French legionnaire escapes Colombian captors, makes four-day trek to freedom
France 24 [en] · south america
A Colombian soldier in the French Foreign Legion who was taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia escaped his captors after a four-day trek on foot through rebel-held territory. Jose Olger Melo Charry was taken hostage on August 6 by a dissident faction of the now-defunct FARC guerrilla group while he was traveling on a highway in Colombia's southwest.
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