Rebels free last known foreigner held

BOGOTA -- Colombian rebels have freed their last known foreign hostage, an 69-year-old Swede.

The head of the DAS state security agency said guerrillas handed over Roland Larsson to detectives Tuesday. Larsson was kidnapped in May 2007.

The official, Felipe Munoz, says Larsson was suffering paralysis and that various Swedish nongovernment organizations had sought his freedom.

Swedish Embassy official Tommy Stromberg tells the AP he does not know if a ransom was paid.

Larsson was kidnapped in May 2007 along with his Colombian wife, who escaped that same month following a gunbattle between her captors and police.

Stromberg said Larsson had retired in Colombia after working for Skanska in construction.