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Betancourt: I owe my life to France

Betancourt: I owe my life to France
Two days after her rescue, six years after being captured by guerrillas in the Colombian jungle, Ingrid Betancourt arrived in Paris on Friday to greet a joyful nation that had adopted her as one of its own, campaigning for her freedom …

Hurrah for Colombia
My wife and her family are over the moon after the daring rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and fourteen other hostages from the clutches of the FARC in Colombia. My mother-in-law was born in Colombia, and my wife and I have made several …

Canadian engineer kidnapped by armed men
A Canadian electrical engineer and a Colombian man have been kidnapped by armed men in rural Colombia. Tags: Canada, hostages.

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