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| Colombia hostage mission back on | |
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| Colombia has agreed to a Venezuelan mission to secure the release of two high-profile hostages held by Colombia's Farc rebels. | Colombia has agreed to a Venezuelan mission to secure the release of two high-profile hostages held by Colombia's Farc rebels. |
| Colombia will "provide necessary guarantees" to make sure the hostages return home, said Colombia's Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo. | Colombia will "provide necessary guarantees" to make sure the hostages return home, said Colombia's Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo. |
| Mr Restrepo said the International Red Cross would oversee the mission. | Mr Restrepo said the International Red Cross would oversee the mission. |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the rebels had told him where the hostages were being held. | |
| He said Venezuelan helicopters could pick up the hostages as early as Thursday morning. | He said Venezuelan helicopters could pick up the hostages as early as Thursday morning. |
| 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. |
| A mission to release the two hostages, plus the three-year-old son of Ms Rojas, failed less than two weeks ago. | 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 the rebels backed out of the deal. | Farc accused the Colombian government of sabotaging the hostage release; but the government said the 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. | 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. |