Envoys prepare for Colombian hostage release/ Chávez anuncia que a las 'tres de la tarde' local comienza el rescate de los rehenes

Venezuela prepared to launch an airborne operation Friday to pick up three hostages, including a three-year-old child, who were to be released by Colombian Marxist rebels in Colombia's jungle.
The child, his mother and another female captive are to be handed over at a secret spot deep in the jungles of eastern Colombia by their captors, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ( full information)/El presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, anunció que hoy viernes "aproximadamente a las tres de la tarde" (19.30 hora peninsular española) arrancará la "primera avanzada" de aviones venezolanos que irán a Colombia a recoger a tres secuestrados por las FARC. Entretanto, el dispositivo de seguridad en Villavicencio está listo para recibir la misión internacional que recogerá a los liberados ( información completa)