Journalists released

TWO Dutch journalists who were kidnapped earlier this week by leftist rebels in Colombia have been released unharmed, a Dutch minister has said.

Foreign Affairs Minister Bert Koenders said that Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender “are doing relatively well under the circumstances”.

He said he spoke by phone to the journalists shortly after their release.

“Bolt was ... very relieved. They have a long journey through the jungle ahead of them,” he said.

“We are doing all we can to bring them back to the Netherlands as soon as possible.”