The FARC has released two hostages, Clara Rojas and Consuelo Gonzalez, who were later picked up by helicopters in the Colombian jungle and brought back to Caracas. Above is one of the first pictures of the freed hostages, distributed by AFP, who captured the images from Venezuelan television.

Venezuela’s El Universal reports that U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey was quoted as saying that he “celebrates” the freeing of the hostages, but made no mention of Hugo Chavez’s involvement in the process. However, Casey did thank Colombian president Alvaro Uribe.

That is NOT going to go over well at Miraflores.

Via / AFP and El Universal