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Colombia gunman 'takes hostages' Colombia hostage siege man seized
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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. Colombian police have arrested a man who had taken several people hostage in an office in the capital, Bogota.
Local media said police officers had arrived at the site - reported to be a pension fund office - to try to resolve the situation. Police told the BBC they had disarmed the man and that the incident was over.
The man was reportedly threatening to set off the grenade, angered by delays in his pension payments. The man, identified as former army employee Edgar Paz Morales, had been threatening to set off a grenade because of delayed pension payments.
Local media identified the man as a former army employee. Speaking to a radio station during the stand-off, the man said he wanted top officials and the media to be brought to the scene.
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.He said the government had benefited from the demobilisation of paramilitaries involved in Colombia's long-running conflict, but had delayed military pensions.