Colombia’s ELN rebels agree to stop kidnapping for ransom if ceasefire holds
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REBELS from Colombia’s left-wing National Liberation Army said on Sunday that they have agreed to stop using kidnapping as a fundraising tactic — if the current ceasefire with the government is extended.
The pledge came at the end of a round of talks between the two sides over the weekend in Mexico City.
Colombians have grown angry at kidnappings by the guerillas, known by their Spanish initials as the ELN.
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