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Ingrid Betancourt and fourteen other hostages are rescued from FARC guerillas in Colombia - je 03.07.2008 08

Ema Nevenka JülichJuly 3, 2008

French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt has been rescued after six years in captivity in what she has described as a "perfect" operation. Betancourt and 14 other captives were rescued by Colombian troops posing as members of the leftist FARC guerilla group, which had been holding the hostages in the jungle.

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