(Xinhua) -- Canada's Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed Friday that a Canadian is missing in Colombia, following reports that he was kidnapped by Colombia's largest left-wing rebel group FARC.
Guess FARC's feeling the need to replenish. |
Dumb move unless they're out of cash. | Canadian diplomats in Bogota are in contact with Colombian authorities responsible for the investigation after being advised earlier this week about the missing, a spokesperson told reporters in Ottawa, without giving further information. However, according to Canadian media reports citing information from Colombia, the 46-year-old man with the name of Thomas McLain was actually kidnapped.
Leftist guerrillas called the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped McLain and his brother-in-law Jesus Salvador Aristizabal Zuluaga, a 47-year-old rancher, in a rural area in the city of Tulua on June 26, the reports said. A group of strangers intercepted the two men, police said. No ransom has been demanded.
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