US EditionEln Confirms to Be Behind the Kidnapping of Five Police Officers in Tibu, Northeastern Colombia
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The guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN) have been attributed to the kidnapping of five policemen in the municipality of Tibu, in Norte de Santander, on 6 January, and have stated that "they are in good health" and that they will be given a "decent treatment" and the corresponding security guarantees.
The National Liberation Army (ELN) confirmed in a statement dated January 8 that it detained five National Police officers in a rural area of the department of Norte de Santander. According to the document released by the armed group, the events occurred on January 6 at approximately 4:40 a.m. on the road connecting Cúcuta and Tibú, when the officers—assigned to the Petrolea, Tres Bocas, and Tibú stations—were traveling by public transportation …
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