Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos speaks during a national address in Bogota in this November 17, 2014 handout photo provided by the Colombian Presidency. REUTERS/Javier Casella/Colombian Presidency/Handout via Reuters
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A Colombian general and two others taken captive by Marxist FARC rebels could be free by Saturday, President Juan Manuel Santos said, in a move that may lead to the restart of suspended peace negotiations to end 50 years of war.
Santos halted the two-year talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and said negotiations would not resume until the group released five hostages it took earlier this month. The rebels this week freed two soldiers.
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