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Diocese denounces disappearance of priest in rebel controlled area of Colombia

The Diocese of Garzon in Colombia is denouncing the disappearance of a priest who was on a humanitarian mission in the Colombian province of Huila.

Father Tomas Chala disappeared last Saturday in an area controlled by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

According to diocesan officials, Father Chala was heading towards the town of San Guillermo.  He boarded a public bus in order to arrive at his destination but it was not known where he disembarked.

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