Guerrillas in Bogota free 3 more hostages

By WITH ANALYSIS FROM MONITOR CORRESPONDENTS AROUND THE WORLD; EDITED BY DEBRA K. PIOT

April 8, 1980

Bogota, Colombia

Colombian guerrillas released three more hostages from the Dominican Republic Embassy only hours before beginning fresh negotiations with the Colombian government Monday.

Released were the honorary Jamaican consul, Albert Byfield; a Colombian Foreign Ministry official Guillermo Trianas; and Tito Tiburcio, a Dominican Embassy employee.

The guerrillas were till holding 20 persons, including 11 ambassadors.