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Judi Lynn

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Tue Jun 9, 2015, 06:39 PM Jun 2015

Colombian anti-kidnap chief's daughter released

Colombian anti-kidnap chief's daughter released
By AFP Jun 6, 2015 in World .

The daughter of the head of Colombia's National Protection Unit, the force charged with guarding potential kidnap and assassination victims, has been released by her abductors, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday.

Daniela Mora, 11, the daughter of UNP chief Diego Mora, was abducted Thursday by unknown assailants as she left school in Cucuta, a city on the Venezuelan border.

The armored vehicle driving her home was intercepted by the kidnappers in circumstances that remain unclear, according to local media.

"We welcome the news that Daniela Mora has been released and is with her parents. Congratulations to Colombian Police for going after her captors," Santos wrote on Twitter.


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