{
  "id": 6262623,
  "title": "French legionnaire escapes Colombian captors, makes four-day trek to freedom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/french-legionnaire-escapes-colombian-captors-makes-four-day-trek-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:34:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260908-french-legionnaire-escapes-colombian-captors-makes-four-day-trek-to-freedom"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Colombian soldier in the French Foreign Legion who was taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia escaped his captors after a four-day trek on foot through rebel-held territory. Jose Olger Melo Charry was taken hostage on August 6 by a dissident faction of the now-defunct FARC guerrilla group while he was traveling on a highway in Colombia's southwest.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}