Two Dutch journalists who were abducted in Colombia last weekend have been released, ELN rebels have said.
They say that Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender have been "freed in perfect condition" following their abduction near the border with Venezuela.
But the Dutch embassy in Colombia told the BBC they had no information about the claim, which could not be verified.
It was feared the kidnappings could disrupt peace talks the left-wing ELN is holding with the government.
Mr Bolt and Mr Follender were near El Tarra in the Catatumbo region, searching for the mother of a Colombian child adopted in the Netherlands.
Last year the ELN kidnapped a Spanish journalist and several Colombians in the same area. All were later released.
The ELN is the second largest left-wing guerrilla group in Colombia, behind the Farc.
The Farc signed a peace deal with the government last November, are coming to the end of a disarmament process and are preparing to enter civilian life. The ELN only started peace talks in February this year.
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