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| Colombia offers Farc hostage deal | Colombia offers Farc hostage deal |
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| Colombia has offered to release jailed Farc rebels if they first hand over former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages. | Colombia has offered to release jailed Farc rebels if they first hand over former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages. |
| Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said that if some captives were liberated, it could begin the process of exchanging rebels for hostages. | Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said that if some captives were liberated, it could begin the process of exchanging rebels for hostages. |
| The offer, backed by President Alvaro Uribe, follows growing concern for the health of Ms Betancourt. | The offer, backed by President Alvaro Uribe, follows growing concern for the health of Ms Betancourt. |
| Ms Betancourt, a French-Colombian citizen, is said to be seriously ill. | Ms Betancourt, a French-Colombian citizen, is said to be seriously ill. |
| Ms Betancourt is the most high-profile of the scores of hostages held by Farc in the jungle. She was abducted during the presidential campaign in 2002. | |
| She was pictured in recent video, looking thin and frail. | |
| There has been an international campaign for her release, with the presidents of France and Venezuela among those calling for her release. | |
| Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has played a key role in negotiating the release of 10 Farc hostages in the last few months. |