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UPDATE 3-Colombia's ELN guerrillas free two Germans hostages

Thomson ReutersMarch 8, 2013 14:30

(Adds German foreign minister comment) By Jack Kimball BOGOTA, March 8 (Reuters) - Colombia's second-largest guerrilla group on Friday freed two German men that the rebels had held since November, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The two were being transferred by helicopter from a jungle location to an airport in northeast Norte de Santander province, and handed over to the German Embassy and representatives of Colombia's government, according to the ICRC.

Colombia rebels say they kidnapped 2 Germans

Agence France-PresseFebruary 4, 2013 22:15

Leftist Colombian rebels said Monday they are holding two German hostages, seized weeks ago, whom they believe to be spies. National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas identified their captives as "Messrs. Breur Uwe and Breuer Gunther Otto, of alleged German nationality," in a statement on its website, www.eln-voces.com. The men were captured in the Catatumbo region, in northeastern Colombia near the border with Venezuela, the group said.