
A French legionnaire of the Foreign Legion, José Olger Melo Charry, managed to escape after several days of detention by FARC dissidents in Colombia, by overpowering his guard and stealing his rifle despite his hands being tied, then reached a police station alone after crossing the Andes for four days.
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José Olger Melo Charry, a French legionnaire, was kidnapped by FARC dissidents in Colombia and detained for several days before escaping.
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Colombia: the French Foreign Legion soldier is "doing well" after escaping his kidnappers
José Olger Melo Charry managed to escape after being held for several days by FARC dissidents in Nariño, and reached a police station on his own, reports the newspaper El Tiempo.
Kidnapped by guerrillas, the French legionnaire abducted in Colombia frees himself and crosses the Andes for four days
The former Colombian hostage managed to escape by overpowering his guard and stealing his rifle, while his hands were still bound.
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An investigation will be opened by the Colombian authorities into the kidnapping of the French legionnaire.
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José Olger Melo Charry, a French Foreign Legion soldier, escaped after being held by FARC dissidents in Colombia. He overpowered his captor and reached a police station after four days of walking in the Andes.

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