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Colombia gunman 'takes hostages' Colombia gunman 'takes hostages'
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A man armed with a grenade has taken several people hostage in an office in the Colombian capital, Bogota, police officials have said. A man armed with a grenade has taken at least 20 people hostage in an office in the Colombian capital, Bogota, police officials have said.
The man was demanding that the authorities and media be brought to the scene, the unnamed sources say. Police commander Rodolfo Palomino said officers were at the site, a branch of a company pension fund, the AFP news agency reported.
The man was demanding that the authorities and media be brought to the scene, police said.
Local media reported that the man was a former army employee.
Details of the incident are still emerging.Details of the incident are still emerging.