Colombia's FARC Rebels to Release Hostages

December 28, 2011 from NTDTV

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, commonly known as FARC, announced on Tuesday the names of three hostages they plan to free soon. According to the FARC website, those slated for release are police officers. One of them has been held in rebel jungle camps for 12 years.

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The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army are a Colombian Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization involved in the continuing Colombian armed conflict since 1964. The FARC is considered a terrorist organization by the Government of Colombia. The FAR... Explore this topic

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. It is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the northwest by Panama; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to t... Explore this topic

Hostage

A hostage is a person or entity which is held by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war. However, in contemporary usage, it means someone who is seized by a ... Explore this topic

Police officer

A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force. In the United States, "officer" is the formal name of the lowest police rank. In many other countries, "officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank, and the lowest rank is often "constable". In many ot... Explore this topic

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón is a Colombian politician who has been the President of Colombia since 7 August 2010. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Trade, Minister of Finance, and Minister of National Defense. Explore this topic

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