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Colombia gunman 'takes hostages' Colombia gunman 'takes hostages'
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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.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.
Police commander Rodolfo Palomino said officers were at the site, a branch of a company pension fund, the AFP news agency reported. Local media said police officers had arrived at the site - reported to be a pension fund office - to try to resolve the situation.
The man was reportedly threatening to set off the grenade because of delays in his pension payments. The man was reportedly threatening to set off the grenade, angered by delays in his pension payments.
Local media reported that the man was a former army employee. Local media identified the man as a former army employee.
The man was demanding that the authorities and media be brought to the scene, police said. Speaking to a radio station, the man said he wanted top officials and the media to be brought to the scene.
Details of the incident are still emerging. He said the government had benefited from the demobilisation of paramilitaries involved in Colombia's long-running conflict, but had delayed military pensions.