imageBOGOTA: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suspended peace talks with the ELN rebels Thursday, hours before they were due to open, insisting the guerrillas first release an ex-lawmaker they are holding hostage.

"The formal installation of the negotiating table with (the ELN) is postponed until they release Odin Sanchez safe and sound," he said in a speech.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2016

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