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| Colombia ELN Rebels Prepare to Free Another Captive |
| 2013-11-06 |
| [An Nahar] Colombia's leftist ELN rebel group said Tuesday it was willing to free an engineer they have held captive for more than a year, while calling for the Chilean company he works for to leave the country. In a statement published on its web site, the ELN said it had decided to release Andres Montes on "humanitarian grounds," though it insisted the captive was "in good health." But the rebel group said it is also waiting for a statement from the Sierra Agricultural Company, where Montes worked, "before forming the humanitarian commission charged with receiving him." The ELN says the company is of Chilean origin and capital, and that it obtained title to around 22,000 hectares (85 square miles) of land in the northeastern Colombian department of Antioquia through "tricks" and by robbing peasants. |
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