Colombian security forces liberated three hostages who have been held by leftist guerrillas for nearly 12 years, government officials announced on Sunday, according to The BBC.
The hostages were among the longest held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, in Spanish), a leftist guerrilla group. They were taken prisoner in two separate attacks in 1998, The Associated Press reports.
The operation to free the three hostages, General Luis Mendieta, Colonel Enrique Murillo and Sargent Arbey Delgado, from a jungle camp in the Department of Guaviare had been prepared for months, according to Colombian magazine Semana.
By: Brant
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