French Journalist Missing After Fighting Between FARC, Troops

April 30 2012

Colombia

A French journalist attached to a Colombian security team has gone missing after a battle with Marxist rebels, according to Colombia Reports.

Romeo Langlois, a freelance reporter for the France 24 news channel, vanished during a Saturday battle between security forces and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), said the Colombian Defense Ministry.

Three soldiers and a police officer were killed, reported Reuters.

The troops were trying to destroy cocaine...

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