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Rescued French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt is reunited with her family after six years in captivity. - je 03.07.2008 18

Daniel SteadJuly 3, 2008

French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt has been reunited with her children.... 22-year-old Melanie and her 19-year-old brother Lorenzo had not seen their mother for over six years. Speaking to reporters, Betancourt said the international community must fight for the release of other captives in Colombia. She was kidnapped by the leftist FARC guerilla group in 2002, and then freed in a dramatic rescue operation on Wednesday.

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