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01/14/2005:

"Leftists accuse CIA in rebel nab"

The Venezuelan leftist group Tupamaro Revolutionary Movement on Thursday accused the CIA of having a hand in the abduction of a Colombian rebel in Caracas.

The accusation came as Venezuela called back its ambassador from Colombia in a growing diplomatic row over the capture of rebel Rodrigo Granda last month. Venezuela's decision followed an acknowledgment by Colombia that it paid bounty hunters for Granda's capture in Venezuela.

"We believe it is part of the policy the [U.S.] Department of State and CIA have developed, in concert with puppet governments in Latin America," said Jose Pinto, 53, secretary-general of Tupamaro, which supports President Hugo Chavez.

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