A hostage freed by rebels in Colombia has been reunited with the son fathered by one of her captors.
Clara Rojas was released last week nearly six years after she was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Rojas gave birth to Emmanuel in 2004, but the guerrillas separated her from the child when he was eight months old.
A peasant delivered him to Colombian social services, which - unaware of his true identity - placed him in the foster home in the capital, Bogota, where he has been for the past two years.
Shortly before Rojas' release, authorities discovered Emmanuel and guessed his identity based on what little was known about him, including that he had a fractured arm.
DNA tests later confirmed their suspicions.
During the two-hour encounter at a foster home on Sunday, Emmanuel and his mother hugged as they began the slow process of getting to know each other.
Rojas has worn a photo of her son around her neck since she was freed, and child psychologists showed the boy pictures of her before their meeting to try to ease the transition away from foster care.
She has not revealed much about Emmanuel's father.
She said she does not know whether he is aware of Emmanuel and heard during her captivity that he may have been killed.
"I am extremely moved to be back in my land. ... I feel like I've been reborn, I am back to life," Rojas said when she arrived back in Bogota.
But she added: "This is not a total happiness because many (hostages) remain and we are waiting for them."
The FARC holds nearly four-dozen high-profile captives including three US defence contractors and French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was abducted alongside Rojas and remains with the rebels. Source