▁government ▁and ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁a ▁Venez uel an ▁hel ic opter ▁transport ed ▁them ▁to ▁Car ac as ▁from ▁San ▁José ▁del ▁Gu avia re . ▁The ▁F AR C – EP ▁had ▁called ▁its ▁planned ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁host ages ▁a ▁gesture ▁of ▁recognition ▁for ▁the ▁med iation ▁efforts ▁of ▁Ch á vez , ▁who ▁had ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁reb els ▁as ▁bell iger ents ▁a ▁month ▁prior . ▁Colomb ian ▁President ▁Ál var o ▁Uri be , ▁who ▁had ▁t ense ▁relations ▁with ▁Ch ave z , ▁thank ed ▁the ▁social ist ▁leader ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁all ▁host ages . ▁He ▁said ▁Colombia ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁a ▁fight ▁" ag ain st ▁terror ist ▁actions " ▁but ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁recon c ili ation . ▁ ▁Anti - F AR C ▁r al lies ▁▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁anti - F AR C ▁protest s ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁ 4 5 ▁Colomb ian ▁cities ▁and ▁towns , ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁people ▁coming ▁out ▁in ▁Bog ot á ▁alone . ▁Sol id ar ity ▁r al lies ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁some ▁ 2 0 0 ▁cities ▁world wide ▁including ▁Berlin , ▁Barcelona , ▁London , ▁Madrid , ▁Toronto , ▁Dub ai , ▁Miami , ▁New ▁York , ▁Br is b ane , ▁and ▁La ▁Paz . ▁The ▁protest s ▁were ▁originally ▁organ ised ▁through ▁Facebook