Two foreign tourists who were kidnapped during a visit to a nature reserve in the Amazon have been rescued, according to authorities in Ecuador.
The interior minister, Jose Serrano, said the 23-year-old Englishwoman and 32-year-old Australian woman were in "good condition".
Serrano did not give details of the operation except to say the women were rescued on Saturday night, a day after they were taken in the Cuyabeno reserve in northern Ecuador.
The government said three other foreigners were with the two women when the group was set upon. The other three were not taken by the kidnappers.
Officials have not released the names of any of the foreigners.
A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said earlier: "We are aware of an incident and are working with the Ecuadorean authorities."
The FCO has advised against all travel to the areas immediately bordering Colombia in Carchi province due to criminal activity and organised crime.