Video shows hostages rejoicing at moment of rescue (AP)

By Admin | July 4, 2008

In this frame grab from a video released by Colombia's Army taken on July 2, 2008 and released on July 4, 2008, hostage Ingrid Betancourt, left, sits next to Colombian solder William Perez, right, in a helicopter as she reacts while being rescued from captivity by a Colombian military mission in an unknown location in Colombia's Guaviare state. Betancourt is one of 15 hostages rescued by Colombia's military from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Betancourt was abducted by the FARC when running for president in Feb. 2002. (AP Photo/Colombian Army)AP - Video recorded during the rescue of 15 rebel hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying with joy after they are aloft and realize they are free.


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