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Since 1996, more than 23,000 people have been kidnapped in Colombia. The country's largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fuels its coffers with ransom money and is responsible for nearly 30 per cent of these kidnappings.
Writer: Anastasia Moloney Illustrator: Raymond Biesinger
Colombia
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