"This is another on the list of broken promises," Gen. Fernando Tapias, chief of the
                 armed forces, told RCN Television.

                 Meanwhile, officials said the guerrillas killed four people and destroyed 18 houses in
                 an attack on a small town in the southwestern state of Narino. In combat in the
                 northern state of Choco, the guerrillas claimed to have killed at least 30 right-wing
                 paramilitary fighters.

                 The kidnapping of two police officers and four civilians occurred Saturday, the day
                 after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, signed an
                 agreement with the government that included a rebel promise to end the so-called
                 "miracle fishing" kidnappings.

                 The rebels have traditionally posted "miracle fishing" roadblocks in the hopes of
                 catc hing wealthy or politically powerful hostages who might be passing through an
                 area.

                 Colombia's Interior Minister and Narino Governor Parmenio Cuellar said they hoped
                 the unit responsible for the kidnapping was simply not informed about the accord,
                 which was signed by top rebel leaders.

                 "We're confident that this group didn't know about the agreement and they're going
                 to free (the hostages), although it's been several days and we're still waiting,"
                 Cuellar told The Associated Press.

                 Attempts to obtain comment from the FARC were not successful. Rebel leaders
                 have not admitted responsibility in the abductions.

                 Friday's agreement to end the random kidnappings and to begin cease-fire
                 discussions appeared to rescue the peace process from its most serious crisis since
                 talks began between the government and the Marxist rebels almost three years ago.
                 The kidnapping and subsequent killing of a former culture minister two weeks ago
                 had galvanized public opinion against the FARC and put President Andres Pastrana
                 under increasing pressure to cancel concessions he had made to the rebels.

                 In Washington on Tuesday, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the
                 U.S. government hopes the October 5 agreement will produce results. However,
                 Boucher said the rebels have yet to respond in good faith to President Pastrana's
                 previous efforts.

                 "The FARC continues to abuse the peace process by kidnapping and attacking
                 civilians and by its involvement in the illegal drug trade," he said.

                 In the FARC attack in the Narino town of San Jose del Alban, 297 miles (480
                 kilometers) southwest of Bogota, two police offices and two civilians died,
                 including a 100-year-old woman, Cuellar said. Television images showed homes in
                 ruins, destroyed by rebel mortars.

                 The 30 paramilitary fighters were allegedly killed in a battle outside the town of Rio
                 Sucio, 250 miles (400 kilometers) northwest of Bogota, in Choco state. The
                 FARC's claims of enemy casualties could not be independently confirmed.

                 Colombia's 37-year civil war pits the FARC and another rebel group against
                 government forces and the illegal rightist paramilitaries.

                  Copyright 2001 The Associated Press.