( CNN ) -- Colombia 's largest rebel group reportedly claimed on Tuesday to be holding French journalist Romeo Langlois , who disappeared over the weekend , and described him as a `` prisoner of war . '' A woman claiming to belong to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , also known as FARC , called a group of local journalists and read a statement she attributed to the group . `` The French journalist , dressed as a soldier and captured during battle , is in our hands and is a prisoner of war . He has a slight arm wound , for which he received medical attention , and is out of danger , '' she said . The statement was reported by various media groups in Colombia , including the El Tiempo newspaper and Caracol Radio . Colombia 's president has demanded the release of Langlois , who was kidnapped by FARC while on a military raid of drug laboratories . `` We want to tell the FARC to release him as soon as possible , '' said President Juan Manuel Santos . `` Among other things , because we understand he is hurt . '' Colombian Air Force helicopter crashes , killing 13 . Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said on Sunday that preliminary reports indicated that Langlois was shot in his arm before he disappeared . In April , FARC pledged to stop kidnappings civilians for money . Langlois , who works for France 24 and is a war reporter with more than 10 years experience in the country , was reporting alongside soldiers when the rebel group attacked , the Colombia government said . A sergeant , two soldiers and a national police officer were killed , the Ministry of National Defense said ; six others were injured . The attack took place in the southern Caqueta province as soldiers worked to destroy cocaine labs . On Monday , the Colombian air force released a video taken in the same Caqueta region that purportedly showed rebels dressed as civilians shooting at military aircraft . Air Force Commander Tito Saul Pinilla said Colombia will take the video to international bodies , which he did n't specify , as evidence that FARC is in violation of the Geneva Convention . `` The video proves that again ( the rebels are using ) the civilian population as a shield to commit their criminal acts , '' Pinilla said . `` This causes great difficulty not only to our ground forces but also to our pilots who have to try to locate an enemy that is in plain clothes , white shirts and who runs and hides among the civilian population . '' France 24 reported its editors were working with authorities in Colombia and France to gather information on the journalist . `` We know that it 's a difficult region , '' said Nahida Nakad , editorial director of Audiovisuel Exterieur de la France , of which France 24 is a part , the television network reported . `` Of course we are very worried , but we have every confidence in Romeo , who knows the territory very well and is an experienced journalist . We hope that he is safe and sound , and we are in constant contact with his family . '' A FARC-sympathetic news agency that often publishes official statements from the group blamed the incident on the Colombian government . Langlois ' disappearance `` is the responsibility of the government of Colombia for engaging in their ranks a foreign national as a correspondent of war , '' said an editorial posted by the New Colombia News Agency . The rebel group has been at war with the Colombian government since the 1960s , and has used kidnapping forces and civilians as a key strategy . Video : Hostages held more than a decade released . While severely weakened in recent years , it continues to carry out kidnappings and attacks on security forces . CNN 's Marilia Brocchetto contributed to this report .
NEW : A woman claiming to belong to FARC calls local reporters and reads a statement . CNN : The rebel group admits to kidnapping French citizen Romeo Martin . NEW : He received medical attention for a light arm wound , it reportedly says . Kidnapping government forces and civilians has been a key strategy of rebels .