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Thu 02 Feb 2011Farc frees two hostages
Colombia's Farc rebels last night freed two more long-held hostages to a Red Cross commission, the latest hand-over in a week in what the paramilitary group called a humanitarian gesture.
The Farc or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, has freed a total of six kidnap victims, including the latest two, though President Juan Manuel Santos says they must release all hostages and cease hostilities before talks to end the country's decades-old war.
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