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Ingrid Betancourt Finally out of the jungle.

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  • 02-07-2008 9:33pm
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    ejmaztec
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    Should she not be too ill, it seems that the Colombian government has some opposition again. They never seemed in much of a hurry to get her back. It would probably be same if Enda Kenny was held captive somewhere. Brian would constantly mislay the ransome note.


    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4258343.ece

    French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans were tonight rescued from leftist guerrillas by Colombian troops.

    Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos said army commandos captured rebels manning a security ring around a group of hostages in a region of southeastern Colombia and got them to persuade their comrades to turn over the captives, without any loss of life.

    Along with Ms Betancourt, who had been held for six years, the operation freed three American defence contractors and 11 Colombian soldiers.

    There have been mounting fears for the health of Ms Betancourt, seized more than six years ago as she campaigned for the Colombian presidency, after she was seen frail and thin in a video released earlier this year.


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