Posted on 01/09/2008 8:18:16 PM PST by RDTF
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Colombian rebels on Wednesday provided a pickup location for two women they have held hostage for years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said, and the Colombian government gave him the green light to launch a rescue mission.
Chavez said the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, sent him the coordinates to pick up Clara Rojas—an aide to former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt—and former congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez. A previous Venezuelan-led mission to free the hostages failed just over a week ago.
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