Colombian Rebels to Free Six Hostages Held 12 Years in Gesture

Colombia’s largest rebel group will release six hostages, some of whom who have been held in captivity for more than a decade, as a humanitarian gesture following the death of its leader Alfonso Cano in November.

“The course that the country requires is the great march toward peace,” according to a statement from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, a copy of which was published by media including Venezuela’s Telesur.