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4 Chinese workers kidnapped in southern Colombia

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-09 10:49

BOGOTA - Four Chinese workers were kidnapped by the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in a southern province Wednesday afternoon, the Chinese embassy said.

The four Chinese from the local Emerald company, an affiliate of China's state-owned Sinochem in Colombia, and their driver were taken hostage by FARC members in Caqueta province when they were traveling in a truck, according to the embassy.

The driver was released later, said the embassy.

The Colombian military was searching for the four abducted Chinese.