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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. |
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, angered by delays in his pension payments. | |
Local media identified the man as a former army employee. | |
Speaking to a radio station, the man said he wanted top officials and the media to be brought to the scene. | |
He said the government had benefited from the demobilisation of paramilitaries involved in Colombia's long-running conflict, but had delayed military pensions. |