Bogotá, Feb 10, 2026 (AFP) - Colombian senator kidnapped, president targeted in election run-up

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2026-02-11

A Colombian senator was rescued from kidnappers Tuesday as the country's president reported an attempt on his own life in the run-up to elections that observers have warned could be marred by violence. Senator Aida Quilcue, an Indigenous activist and human rights prize recipient, was taken by unknown people in her home department of Cauca, a conflict-ridden, coca-growing region controlled in large part by dissidents of the now-disbanded FARC guer......

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