Bogotá, March 4, 2025 (AFP) - Colombia's ELN rebels free 22 hostages, mainly civilians

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2025-03-04
Colombia's ELN guerrilla group on Monday freed three children and 19 other people, mainly civilians, held hostage in the coca-growing Catatumbo region since January, the South American country's rights watchdog said. The hostages were handed over to a humanitarian group comprising representatives of the United Nations and the Catholic Church, the ombudsman's office said on X. They had all been taken in the restive Catatumbo region near the border......
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