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Colombia's Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo welcomed the announcement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. But he called for caution among relatives of the hostages, noting that the leftist group has failed to fulfill its word in the past.Restrepo said the government has no way to verify the announcement made by FARC leaders, and officials want to be very prudent for the sake of families and the Colombian public.Cuban news agency Prensa Latina said it received an email from rebel leaders claiming they would hand over three hostages, but only to Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez or one of his emissaries. It said those released would include a former congresswoman, an aide to former presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, and her young son.In August, Colombia's government asked Mr. Chavez to negotiate with rebel leaders to release some of their hostages in exchange for freeing FARC members jailed in Colombia. But Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ended Mr. Chavez's participation last month, saying he had improper contact with Colombia's military chief...To read more go to:
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