Colombian officials say a French journalist is missing after an army mission he was covering was attacked by leftist rebels in southern Colombia.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Sunday Romeo Langlois, a reporter for news channel France 24 "was taken prisoner" throughout the firefight. He gave no information about who was holding Langlois or where, or whether the hostage-takers were in touch with French or Colombian authorities.
The Colombian Defense Ministry said Langlois was accompanying police and armed forces forces on a mission to dismantle drug laboratories within the jungles of the southern state of Caqueta.
It said three soldiers and a police officer were killed Sunday within the gun battle with the FARC rebels. Five soldiers earlier reported missing were later found alive.
FARC was at war with the Colombian government for the reason that 1960s. Their numbers have dwindled through the years, but some analysts estimate the gang has as many as 9,000 fighters.
FARC was designated as a 17 november by Colombia, the u. s. and the eu Union.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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