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| Colombia army looks for missing Spanish journalist | Colombia army looks for missing Spanish journalist |
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| Colombian security forces have launched an operation to find a missing Spanish reporter who may have been kidnapped, President Juan Manuel Santos says. | Colombian security forces have launched an operation to find a missing Spanish reporter who may have been kidnapped, President Juan Manuel Santos says. |
| Salud Hernandez Mora, from the El Mundo and El Tiempo newspapers, was last seen on Saturday in north-eastern Colombia, where she was investigating coca crops. | Salud Hernandez Mora, from the El Mundo and El Tiempo newspapers, was last seen on Saturday in north-eastern Colombia, where she was investigating coca crops. |
| Spain's foreign ministry said it was unclear whether she had been kidnapped. | |
| They had earlier said they suspected rebel group ELN to be behind her disappearance. | |
| The ELN is the second-largest guerrilla group in the country, after Farc. | The ELN is the second-largest guerrilla group in the country, after Farc. |
| President Santos said: "I have told the security forces, our generals, commanders and the chief of police to deploy all forces necessary to find her and free her if she is being held." | President Santos said: "I have told the security forces, our generals, commanders and the chief of police to deploy all forces necessary to find her and free her if she is being held." |
| 'Detained by guerrillas' | 'Detained by guerrillas' |
| Ms Hernandez Mora has been a correspondent in Colombia for nearly two decades. She has dual Spanish and Colombian nationality. | Ms Hernandez Mora has been a correspondent in Colombia for nearly two decades. She has dual Spanish and Colombian nationality. |
| El Tiempo (in Spanish) said she had been investigating the eradication of coca crops when she went missing. | El Tiempo (in Spanish) said she had been investigating the eradication of coca crops when she went missing. |
| The region Ms Hernandez Mora was in is known to have a presence of left-wing guerrilla groups and criminal gangs that profit from drug trafficking. | The region Ms Hernandez Mora was in is known to have a presence of left-wing guerrilla groups and criminal gangs that profit from drug trafficking. |
| About 220,000 people have died in the conflict in Colombia, which started in the 1960s. A further 45,000 are missing, while 6.6 million people have had to leave their homes. | |
| The Colombian government has entered into peace negotiations with the ELN, which is estimated to have about 1,300 members. | The Colombian government has entered into peace negotiations with the ELN, which is estimated to have about 1,300 members. |
| Farc which has about 7,000 members, has been in talks with the government since 2012 and it is expected an agreement will be formally signed by the end of 2016. | Farc which has about 7,000 members, has been in talks with the government since 2012 and it is expected an agreement will be formally signed by the end of 2016. |
| Colombia is one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, who face intimidation from drug traffickers, guerrillas and paramilitaries. | Colombia is one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, who face intimidation from drug traffickers, guerrillas and paramilitaries. |
| Who are the ELN rebels? | Who are the ELN rebels? |