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Colombian rebels free 10 captives held more than a decade

Colombian police sergeant Cesar Augusto Lasso Monzalve (L) and army sergeant Luis Alfredo Moreno (2-R) wave after being released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and landing with a humanitarian commision at the airport of Villavicencio, Colombia.
Colombian police sergeant Cesar Augusto Lasso Monzalve (L) and army sergeant Luis Alfredo Moreno (2-R) wave after being released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and landing with a humanitarian commision at the airport of Villavicencio, Colombia.Mauricio Duenas / EPA

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BOGOTA — Colombia's FARC rebels on Monday freed 10 members of the armed forces held hostage in jungle prison camps for more than a decade, the last of a group of captives the drug-funded group has held as bargaining chips to pressure the government.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia released four soldiers and six police officials to a humanitarian mission led by the International Red Cross.

"This operation in a single day allowed ten families to be reunited after being apart for so many years," said Jordi Raich, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation.

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