BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia's No. 2 rebel group has freed a captive former congressman whose release was a key condition for the start of peace talks with the government.
Local officials tell The Associated Press by telephone that the National Liberation Army has turned Odin Sanchez over to a humanitarian commission including members of the Red Cross.
President Juan Manuel Santos has made Sanchez's release a condition for starting talks with the group known as the ELN. A peace deal with the much larger Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia is now being implemented.
Colombia has been struggling with rebel conflicts for more than half a century.
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