{
  "id": 4623919,
  "title": "Colombian rebel group say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is still alive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/colombian-rebel-group-say-kidnapped-french-foreign-legion-soldier-is",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:54:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260831-colombian-rebel-group-say-kidnapped-french-foreign-legion-soldier-is-still-alive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rebels from the Central General Staff, the main splinter group of Colombia's defunct FARC guerrillas, on Sunday said they were responsible for kidnapping a Colombian national serving in the elite French Foreign Legion. The guerrillas said that Jose Olger Melo Charry, who was reportedly on leave in his home country, was alive and in \"perfect health\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Dissident militia in Colombia says kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier alive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/dissident-militia-in-colombia-says-kidnapped-french-foreign-legion",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:13:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}