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 Betancourt reunited with family| The French-Colombian politician was among 15 hostages rescued without a shot being fired as their captors were tricked into handing them over | | |
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 Betancourt rescued from FARC  In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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Colombian warlord pleads not guilty  Washington: Carlos Mario Jimenez Naranjo, known in Colombia as 'Macaco', pleaded not guilty to drug-trafficking charges in a court after his extradition
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| Apr.29 |
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Major trafficker killed Police killed Miguel Angel Mejia, for whose capture the U.S. government offered a $5 million reward
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| Apr.22 |
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Colombia orders Uribe ally arrest Colombian prosecutors have ordered the arrest of a cousin of President Alvaro Uribe over alleged ties to paramilitary groups
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 Rebels reject French aid to hostage French humanitarian mission dispatched to for hostage Ingrid Betancourt will soon leave Colombia
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| Apr.3 |
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Rebels demand exchange A leader of FARC rebel group has ruled out releasing a high-profile sick hostage and cast doubt on a French mission sent to treat her
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| Mar.25 |
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 Chavez: Little chance to free Betancourt Venezuela: Venezuelan President: There is little chance FARC will free Colombian presidential candidate after that country's attack inside Ecuador
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| Feb.27 |
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4 hostages released by FARC Venezuela: 4 former Colombian lawmakers arrived in Venezuela after being released by the guerilla group that had held them captive for nearly 6 years
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Hostage mission begins 2 Venezuelan helicopters have arrived for a mission to collect four hostages whom left-wing Farc rebels have promised to free
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| Feb.18 |
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Soldiers convicted of killing drug cops A lieutenant colonel and 14 soldiers were convicted of murdering 10 elite counternarcotics police agents in an ambush
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| Feb.2 |
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Top Colombia drug lord killed  Venezuela: A man shot to death in the Andean city of Merida is Wilber Varela, one of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords
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| Jan.16 |
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Letters reveal horror of hostages A satchel of letters carried out of the jungle by 2 women freed by rebels details the heart-wrenching suffering and depredation
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Freed hostages reunited with families
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Colombian rebels 'free hostages' Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: Two women hostages have been freed by Colombian rebels
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| Jan.4 |
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FARC admit 'hostage boy' not held The rebels have confirmed a boy living in foster care in Bogota is the same 3-year-old who was due to be part of a hostage release deal
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| Dec.31 |
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New delay for hostages Leftist rebels say government military operations are blocking the release of 3 hostages, according to Hugo Chavez
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| Dec.18 |
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FARC vows in letter to release hostages
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| Dec.5 |
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 Sarkozy urges Betancourt release| Paris: French President has made a direct appeal to Colombian rebels to release long-held French-Colombian hostage | |
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| Nov.30 |
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Videos show hostages held by rebels
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| Sep.28 |
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Farc woman steals plane to desert
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| Sep.3 |
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Military: Key rebel Caracas killed
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| Jul.5 |
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Colombians hold kidnap protests Hundreds of thousands have staged nationwide protests calling for an end to kidnapping and the civil conflict
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| Jun.28 |
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11 lawmaker hostages killed
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| May.18 |
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President vows to free Betancourt Alvaro Uribe has ordered the army to step up efforts to rescue former presidential candidate from rebel captors
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| May.1 |
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Colombia cuts drugs haul figure
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S Korean named as campus gunman
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| Apr.27 |
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Ex-President's sister slain
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| Jun.15 |
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 34 killed in massacre Leftist rebels are suspected. The dead were all working on a farm harvesting raw material for cocaine
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| Apr.16 |
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Cocaine found on U.S.-bound Navy ship
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| Jan.3 |
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Top Colombia rebel leader seized. Ecuador
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| Dec.22 |
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Hostages freed at last
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| Oct.25 |
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Rebels kill 13 in election-day
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| Sep.28 |
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Explosion kills 10
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| Aug.24 |
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Bomb kills at least six on riverboat
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| Feb.22 |
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FARC rebels 'hold Americans' Left-wing group has said that it is holding three US citizens who vanished when their plane crash-landed
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| Feb.7 |
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 Club blast kills 33| Car bomb rocked a northern Bogota social club. A large crater was discovered in the third-floor parking lot | |
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| Nov.11 |
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Bishop Jimenez kidnapped
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Two arrested in sniper shootings
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| Aug.7 |
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Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office| Several explosions rocked downtown Bogota just before Uribe was walking up the Congress building's steps for inauguration | |
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| Sep.30 |
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Murder strains peace
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| Jun.15 |
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Car bombs
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| Apr.16 |
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Rebels kidnap oil workers
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30 killed by paramilitaries
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| Apr.10 |
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FARC commander sought
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| Jan.30 |
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Hijacker overpowered
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| Dec.29 |
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Congressman assassinated
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| Dec.23 |
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Hostage release by rebels
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.28 |
Farc woman steals plane to desert
| 2001 |
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| Jan.30 |
Hijacker overpowered
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.22 |
Colombia orders Uribe ally arrest Colombian prosecutors have ordered the arrest of a cousin of President Alvaro Uribe over alleged ties to paramilitary groups
| 2004 |
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| Jan.3 |
Top Colombia rebel leader seized. Ecuador
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| 2008 |
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| May.7 |
Colombian warlord pleads not guilty Washington: Carlos Mario Jimenez Naranjo, known in Colombia as 'Macaco', pleaded not guilty to drug-trafficking charges in a court after his extradition
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| Apr.29 |
Major trafficker killed Police killed Miguel Angel Mejia, for whose capture the U.S. government offered a $5 million reward
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| Feb.2 |
Top Colombia drug lord killed Venezuela: A man shot to death in the Andean city of Merida is Wilber Varela, one of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords
| 2007 |
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| Sep.3 |
Military: Key rebel Caracas killed
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| May.1 |
Colombia cuts drugs haul figure
| 2004 |
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| Apr.16 |
Cocaine found on U.S.-bound Navy ship
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| 2001 |
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| Sep.30 |
Murder strains peace
| 2000 |
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| Dec.29 |
Congressman assassinated
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| 2003 |
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| Sep.28 |
Explosion kills 10
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| Aug.24 |
Bomb kills at least six on riverboat
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| Feb.7 |
Club blast kills 33| Car bomb rocked a northern Bogota social club. A large crater was discovered in the third-floor parking lot | |
| 2001 |
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| Jun.15 |
Car bombs
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.28 |
11 lawmaker hostages killed
| 2002 |
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| Aug.7 |
Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office| Several explosions rocked downtown Bogota just before Uribe was walking up the Congress building's steps for inauguration | |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.18 |
Soldiers convicted of killing drug cops A lieutenant colonel and 14 soldiers were convicted of murdering 10 elite counternarcotics police agents in an ambush
| 2001 |
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| Apr.10 |
FARC commander sought
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| 2004 |
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| Jun.15 |
34 killed in massacre Leftist rebels are suspected. The dead were all working on a farm harvesting raw material for cocaine
| 2003 |
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| Oct.25 |
Rebels kill 13 in election-day
| 2001 |
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| Apr.16 |
30 killed by paramilitaries
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| 2008 |
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| Thu. |
Betancourt reunited with family| The French-Colombian politician was among 15 hostages rescued without a shot being fired as their captors were tricked into handing them over | | |
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| Wed. |
Betancourt rescued from FARC In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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| Apr.8 |
Rebels reject French aid to hostage French humanitarian mission dispatched to for hostage Ingrid Betancourt will soon leave Colombia
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| Apr.3 |
Rebels demand exchange A leader of FARC rebel group has ruled out releasing a high-profile sick hostage and cast doubt on a French mission sent to treat her
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| Mar.25 |
Chavez: Little chance to free Betancourt Venezuela: Venezuelan President: There is little chance FARC will free Colombian presidential candidate after that country's attack inside Ecuador
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| Feb.27 |
4 hostages released by FARC Venezuela: 4 former Colombian lawmakers arrived in Venezuela after being released by the guerilla group that had held them captive for nearly 6 years
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| Feb.27 |
Hostage mission begins 2 Venezuelan helicopters have arrived for a mission to collect four hostages whom left-wing Farc rebels have promised to free
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| Jan.16 |
Letters reveal horror of hostages A satchel of letters carried out of the jungle by 2 women freed by rebels details the heart-wrenching suffering and depredation
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| Jan.10 |
Colombian rebels 'free hostages' Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: Two women hostages have been freed by Colombian rebels
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| Jan.4 |
FARC admit 'hostage boy' not held The rebels have confirmed a boy living in foster care in Bogota is the same 3-year-old who was due to be part of a hostage release deal
| 2007 |
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| Dec.31 |
New delay for hostages Leftist rebels say government military operations are blocking the release of 3 hostages, according to Hugo Chavez
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| Dec.18 |
FARC vows in letter to release hostages
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| Dec.5 |
Sarkozy urges Betancourt release| Paris: French President has made a direct appeal to Colombian rebels to release long-held French-Colombian hostage | |
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| Nov.30 |
Videos show hostages held by rebels
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| Jul.5 |
Colombians hold kidnap protests Hundreds of thousands have staged nationwide protests calling for an end to kidnapping and the civil conflict
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| May.18 |
President vows to free Betancourt Alvaro Uribe has ordered the army to step up efforts to rescue former presidential candidate from rebel captors
| 2006 |
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| Apr.27 |
Ex-President's sister slain
| 2003 |
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| Dec.22 |
Hostages freed at last
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| Feb.22 |
FARC rebels 'hold Americans' Left-wing group has said that it is holding three US citizens who vanished when their plane crash-landed
| 2002 |
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| Nov.11 |
Bishop Jimenez kidnapped
| 2001 |
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| Apr.16 |
Rebels kidnap oil workers
| 2000 |
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| Dec.23 |
Hostage release by rebels
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