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Colombia foils bomb plot after rescue (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:52:07 GMT
Colombia found explosives set to be used in bombs across the capital in reprisal for this week's rescue of leftist rebels' highest-profile hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt, military officials said on Saturday.

Colombia releases video of jungle rescue (International Herald Tribune)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:04:48 GMT
Officials denied that a ransom was paid for the release of hostages by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

Brazen Rescue in Colombia Captured on Video (Washington Post)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:54:45 GMT
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 4 -- A video shot by a commando posing as a journalist recorded the rescue of 15 hostages in a daring operation that was celebrated Friday from Colombia to as far away as Paris, where French leaders welcomed the best known of the hostages, Ingrid Betancourt.

Colombia's continuing hostage pain (BBC News)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:50:58 GMT
The spectacular rescue of 15 hostages in Colombia throws into stark relief the plight of the country's other kidnap victims, writes Henry Mance.

Colombia Releases Video of Rescue, and Denies Ransom Was Paid (New York Times)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:09:17 GMT
Colombia maintains that government agents tricked guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, into giving up their hostages.

Colombia shows rescue video (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:26:13 GMT
Colombia showed a video on Friday of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages where their anger turned to ecstasy as theater-trained military agents duped and overpowered leftist rebels.

Colombia 'foils FARC bombing reprisals' (Perth Now)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:34:00 GMT
COLOMBIA found explosives set to be used in bombs across the capital in reprisal for this week's rescue of leftist rebels' highest-profile hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt, military officials said

Colombia releases hostage rescue video (The Telegraph)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:42:48 GMT
Bogota/Paris, July 5 (Reuters): Colombia showed a video yesterday of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages where their anger turned to ecstasy as theatre-trained military agents duped and overpowered Leftist rebels.

Correction: Colombia Hostages story (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:16:43 GMT
In a July 2 story about the rescue of kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages from Colombian rebels, The Associated Press erroneously translated Betancourt as saying she still aspires "to serve Colombia as president." Here is the correct translation: "Do I still hope to serve Colombia as president? ... only God knows.

Colombia foils bomb plot after rescue - officials (AlertNet)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:43:35 GMT
Source: Reuters BOGOTA, July 5 (Reuters) - Colombia found explosives set to be used in bombs across the capital in reprisal for this week's rescue of leftist rebels' highest-profile hostages, including Ingrid ...

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