▁safe ▁haven ▁meant ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁confidence ▁building ▁measure , ▁cent red ▁on ▁the ▁San ▁Vic ente ▁del ▁C agu án ▁settlement . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁high - profile ▁gu err illa ▁actions , ▁including ▁the ▁hij ack ing ▁of ▁an ▁aircraft , ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁several ▁small ▁towns ▁and ▁cities , ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Colombia ▁Three ▁( see ▁below ) ▁and ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁training ▁of ▁F AR C - EP ▁milit ants ▁in ▁bomb ▁making ▁by ▁them , ▁and ▁the ▁kid n apping ▁of ▁several ▁political ▁figures , ▁P astr ana ▁ended ▁the ▁peace ▁tal ks ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁to ▁start ▁ret aking ▁the ▁F AR C - EP ▁controlled ▁zone , ▁beginning ▁at ▁mid night . ▁A ▁ 4 8 - hour ▁resp ite ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁previously ▁agreed ▁to ▁with ▁the ▁re bel ▁group ▁was ▁not ▁respect ed ▁as ▁the ▁government ▁argued ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁granted ▁during ▁an ▁earlier ▁crisis ▁in ▁January , ▁when ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁prominent ▁F AR C - EP ▁command ers ▁had ▁apparently ▁left ▁the ▁dem il itar ised ▁zone . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁tal ks , ▁the ▁F AR C - EP ▁kid n apped ▁O xygen ▁Green ▁Party ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁Í n grid ▁Bet anc ourt , ▁who ▁was ▁trav elling ▁in ▁Colomb ian ▁territory . ▁Bet anc ourt ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁on