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Colombia rebels say to hand over hostages soon-report
01 Feb 2009 19:55:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
BOGOTA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Colombian rebels plan to hand over four hostages soon to a humanitarian commission once security conditions are guaranteed, a FARC commander and a journalist told Telesur television channel on Sunday.

Jorge Enrique Botero, a journalist traveling with the commission, said military operations had complicated the handover. The FARC planned to release three captive police officers and one soldier as a humanitarian gesture.

(Reporting by Patrick Markey in Bogota, Editing by Sandra Maler)


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