Colombia suspends peace talks with Farc

The Colombian government suspended peace talks with the Farc separatist group this weekend, over an alleged abduction of an army general.

Peace talks between the two sides have been ongoing for over two years.

According to the army, Brigadier General Ruben Dario Alzate Mora was kidnapped by Farc members on Sunday, in the northern province of Choco.

"Tomorrow negotiators were to travel to another round of talks in Havana," the President Juan Manuel Santos said on Sunday, Reuters reported.

"I will tell them not to go and that the talks are suspended until these people are released," he added, calling for the general to be released "safe and sound".


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