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Television grab shows Colombia's secret police carrying Swedish hostage Larsson in Tierra Alta
18 Mar 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A television grab shows Colombia's secret police carrying Swedish hostage Erik Roland Larsson after he was freed by rebels of the FARC in Tierra Alta, Cordoba province, March 17, 2009. Colombia's FARC guerrillas freed a Swedish hostage they kidnapped nearly two years ago in an extortion attempt, Colombian state security police said on Tuesday. The man, identified by police as Erik Roland Larsson, 69, was snatched from his rural farm by rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, who officials said had initially sought $5 million for his release. REUTERS/Das/tv Image (COLOMBIA POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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Soldiers carry the bodies of fellow soldiers at a military base in Pasto May 10, 2009. Seven members of Colombia's army died and four were wounded in the province of Samaniego, ...




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