According to Colombian police officials, the number of people kidnapped in their nation has fallen by 92% since 2000. The country used to be considered one of the most popular zones for kidnapping in the world, with an estimated 30,000 people captured since 1970. Thanks to the recent peace deal between the rebels of The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia People’s Army and the government, thus ending their 52 year war, only about 188 people were kidnapped in 2016, showing historic new progress.
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