Colombian hostages freed in epic rescue
China Daily | Updated: 2008-07-04 07:42
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French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt is greeted by her mother Yolanda Pulecio (left) and her husband Juan Carlos Lecompte (right) after she reached Catam military airport in Bogota on Wednesday. Inset: US contractors Keith Stansell (left), Marc Gonsalves (second left) and Thomas Howes (third left) listen to US ambassador to Colombia William R. Brownfield in an aircraft in Colombia after being rescued. Reuters |
Colombian troops tricked rebels into freeing politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans in a bold but bloodless jungle rescue that dealt a severe blow to Latin America's oldest left-wing insurgency.
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