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| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said Colombia's Farc rebels are ready to release two high-profile hostages and have told him where they are. | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said Colombia's Farc rebels are ready to release two high-profile hostages and have told him where they are. |
| Mr Chavez said Venezuela would request permission from Colombia to pick up the two hostages. | Mr Chavez said Venezuela would request permission from Colombia to pick up the two hostages. |
| The hostages are former Congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez and Clara Rojas, an aide to former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. | The hostages are former Congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez and Clara Rojas, an aide to former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. |
| The Colombian government has not yet commented on Mr Chavez's statement. | The Colombian government has not yet commented on Mr Chavez's statement. |
| Mr Chavez said that Venezuelan helicopters could pick up the hostages as early as Thursday morning. | |
| His comments come after a mission to release the two hostages, plus the three-year-old son of Ms Rojas, failed less than two weeks ago. | |
| Farc accused the Colombian government of sabotaging the hostage release; but the government said rebels backed out of the deal. | |
| Colombia said DNA tests proved that the boy was actually living in a foster home in Bogota, and not being held captive in the jungle. |