Posted on 07/23/2006 10:52:25 AM PDT by Kitten Festival
Bogota, Jul 23 (EFE).- Five members of Conservation International and a cameraman working for the environmental organization were kidnapped in northern Colombia by suspected members of the National Liberation Army, or ELN, guerrilla group, Colombian media reported.
The group was caught by surprise by ELN fighters in the hamlet of La Paz, which is close to Sincelejo, the capital of Cesar province, some 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) from Bogota, according to radio and television reports.
The environmentalists had left Sincelejo last week and were working on a project to protect sections of the Serrania del Perija, a mountain range rich in plant and animal life that marks the border between Colombia and Venezuela.
Police are searching for the kidnapped environmentalists. EFE ocm/hv
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