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Colombia's Farc warns over General Alzate's release Colombia's Farc warns over General Alzate's release
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Colombia's Farc rebels say they may cancel the release of a high-ranking general and other hostages because of heavy military presence in the area where they are being held.Colombia's Farc rebels say they may cancel the release of a high-ranking general and other hostages because of heavy military presence in the area where they are being held.
In a statement, the rebels complained of massive troop deployments in the northern province of Choco.In a statement, the rebels complained of massive troop deployments in the northern province of Choco.
The government suspended peace talks it had been holding with the rebels in Cuba after Gen Alzate was captured.The government suspended peace talks it had been holding with the rebels in Cuba after Gen Alzate was captured.
The rebels said they had been planning to free the hostages on Tuesday.The rebels said they had been planning to free the hostages on Tuesday.
Gen Alzate was captured along with two soldiers on 16 November. Gen Alzate was captured along with a soldier and a female lawyer on 16 November.
On Saturday, President Juan Manuel Santos announced the Farc had agreed to release the hostages this week, without specifying the date.On Saturday, President Juan Manuel Santos announced the Farc had agreed to release the hostages this week, without specifying the date.
But the rebels have now said that the handover will not go ahead in the current circumstances.But the rebels have now said that the handover will not go ahead in the current circumstances.
"The area has been taken over by the army, with troop deployments, aircraft over-flights and security measures that restrict the free movement of the communities who live there," says the statement, released by the Farc peace negotiating team in Havana."The area has been taken over by the army, with troop deployments, aircraft over-flights and security measures that restrict the free movement of the communities who live there," says the statement, released by the Farc peace negotiating team in Havana.
"Unless the conditions change, it will be impossible to release Gen Alzate and his companions this week.""Unless the conditions change, it will be impossible to release Gen Alzate and his companions this week."
Handover details: Arturo Wallace, BBC News, BogotaHandover details: Arturo Wallace, BBC News, Bogota
No ceasefireNo ceasefire
Gen Alzate and two soldiers were seized last Sunday when they was travelling by boat along the Atrato river in an isolated jungle region in Colombia's Pacific Coast. Gen Alzate, along with a soldier (Corporal Jorge Rodriquez) and a female lawyer (Gloria Urrego) were seized last Sunday when they was travelling by boat along the Atrato river in an isolated jungle region in Colombia's Pacific Coast.
The rebels said they took the action because they were unhappy at the continuation of Colombian military activities during peace talks.The rebels said they took the action because they were unhappy at the continuation of Colombian military activities during peace talks.
Two more soldiers had been captured by Farc forces in Arauca a week earlier.Two more soldiers had been captured by Farc forces in Arauca a week earlier.
The Farc named the four hostages it planned to released this week as Ruben Alzate, Jorge Rodriguez, Cesar Rivera and Jonathan Diaz.The Farc named the four hostages it planned to released this week as Ruben Alzate, Jorge Rodriguez, Cesar Rivera and Jonathan Diaz.
Since the peace talks began in Cuba two years ago, the Farc has called for a ceasefire to be declared.Since the peace talks began in Cuba two years ago, the Farc has called for a ceasefire to be declared.
But the government has refused, saying a truce would only help the rebels rearm and regroup.But the government has refused, saying a truce would only help the rebels rearm and regroup.
An estimated 220,000 people have died in five decades of armed conflict in Colombia.An estimated 220,000 people have died in five decades of armed conflict in Colombia.
Corrected 24 November 2014: This story has been amended to reflect the fact that General Alzate was seized with one soldier and a lawyer. Earlier versions of this story referred to the general as having been captured with two soldiers.