20 people kidnapped in Colombia

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At least 20 people were kidnapped Thursday allegedly by Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC), officials said.

The kidnapping took place when the civilians were traveling through the northeastern region to the rural areas of the northwestern Antioquia Department, said Nuris Escobar, government secretary of Taraza, a municipality in Antioquia province.

"The latest version we have after meeting with police lieutenant is that the guerrilla have arrested 20 people in La Caucana. The victims were on their way to check the growth of the rubber trees," Escobar added.

Taraza's mayor Reinaldo Posso said FARC guerrilla troops frequently transit the region and some peasants blamed the rebels for the kidnapping.

FARC, the largest rebel group in Colombia, is persistently fighting against President Alvaro Uribe's "democratic security policy" that seeks to re-establish internal order and protect civilians from the depredations of illegal armed groups.