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Farc rebels in Colombia have released a general and two others who were abducted two weeks ago, the president says. | |
Gen Ruben Dario Alzate and the other captives were handed over to a humanitarian mission led by the International Red Cross, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Twitter. | |
All three were in good health. | |
Gen Alzate's abduction on 16 November prompted the president to suspend peace talks with the rebels in Cuba. | |
Mr Santos had said that he expected the hostages to be freed earlier in the week. | |
But the Farc cancelled the operation, blaming a "heavy military presence" where the hostages were being held in Choco province, an isolated jungle region in Colombia's Pacific Coast. | |
Local media reported that Pastor Alape, a Farc negotiator and commander of the rebel block responsible for the abductions, had travelled from Cuba to personally coordinate the release of the captives. | |
Mr Santos said that the peace talks would resume once Gen Alzate and his companions were safely home. | |
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