▁Police ▁Lieutenant ▁William ▁Don ato ▁G ome z ▁was ▁also ▁res cu ed . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁kid n apped ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Santos ▁presiden cy ▁( 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 8 ) ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 1 : ▁In cre ased ▁violence ▁▁ ▁President ▁Juan ▁Manuel ▁Santos ▁began ▁his ▁term ▁with ▁a ▁sus pected ▁F AR C ▁bomb - blast ▁in ▁Bog ot á . ▁This ▁followed ▁the ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Colombia – V enez uela ▁diplom atic ▁crisis ▁which ▁er upt ed ▁over ▁out going ▁President ▁Ál var o ▁Uri be ' s ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁active ▁Venez uel an ▁support ▁for ▁F AR C . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁F AR C - EP ▁attacks ▁in ▁the ▁N ari ño ▁Department ▁and ▁Put um ay o ▁Department ▁in ▁southern ▁Colombia ▁killed ▁some ▁fifty ▁polic emen ▁and ▁soldiers ▁in ▁hit - and - run ▁assault s . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁December ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁Corpor ación ▁Nue vo ▁Ar co ▁I ris ▁N GO , ▁ 4 7 3 ▁F AR C - EP ▁gu err illas ▁and ▁ 3 5 7 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁security ▁forces ▁died ▁in ▁combat ▁between ▁January ▁and ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁An ▁additional ▁ 1 , 3 8 2 ▁government ▁soldiers ▁or ▁polic emen ▁were ▁wounded ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁period ,