Two hostages held for five years freed by FARC

TWO high-profile woman hostages held in the Amazon jungle by Colombian rebels for more than five years were freed yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jan, 2008 - 00:00

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tod reporters: “They are free. I told them both, ‘Welcome to life’.”

The International Committee of the Red Cross in Bogota confirmed that Clara Rojas, 44, and former lawmaker Consuelo Gonzalez, 57, had been handed over.

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Courts Place: Amazon Place: Bogota Place: southern Colombia Person: President Hugo Chavez Person: Clara Rojas Person: Consuelo Gonzalez Person: Chavez Person: Rojas Person: Gonzalez Person: Luis Carlos Restrepo Person: Restrepo Person: Ingrid Betancourt Person: Betancourt Person: Emmanuel Organisation: FARC Organisation: International Committee of the Red Cross Organisation: Red Cross Organisation: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

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