Hostage, Being Held By Rebels, Escapes Into Jungle After Wounding 5 ELN Fighters
April 24 2017
The ELN guerrilla group in Colombia says a hostage they were holding for ransom has escaped his captors, according to Colombia Reports.
Voxkanya Arcen Levoni, a Russian-Armenian wildlife trafficker, was kidnapped about six months ago, reported the BBC.
The 42-year-old Russian citizen escaped on April 19 in Baj Baudo, then seized one of his captor's guns and wounded five, said an ELN statement on Sunday.
The incident took place during negotiations to release him to the Red...
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