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Colombian rebels free four captives - Red Cross
01 Feb 2009 22:06:02 GMT
Source: Reuters
BOGOTA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels have freed four members of the security forces after holding them hostage for more than a year in camps deep in the jungle, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Sunday.

(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta in Bogota)


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Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo (C) speaks to reporters during a news conference in Villavicencio February 1, 2009. An international Red Cross mission flew into Colombia's remote southern ...



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