Kidnappers release former Paraguay vice-president
by William Costa in Asunción from World news | The Guardian on (#5847B)
Oscar Denis was taken by Paraguayan People's Army days after military killed two 11-year-old girls in unclear circumstances
Violence has intensified in Paraguay in the conflict between security forces and the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) - a communist guerrilla movement active in the country's north-east.
A former vice-president was kidnapped by rebels days after the military killed two 11-year-old girls in unclear circumstances during an operation against the EPP, which human rights organisations described as a possible state crime".
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