Colombia: nearly 25,000 people confined under threat from armed FARC dissidents. A “confrontation is imminent” between two dissident armed groups from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, in the south of the country.

Audio attributed to a suspected guerrilla leader has been circulating since last week. “No one is allowed to walk along the river (…) For fear that innocent people fall into it (…) Everyone stay calm,” warns this recording, which AFP was unable to verify 'authenticity'