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Politician Alan Jara hugs his son Felipe and wife Claudia Rujeles at Villavicencio airport
03 Feb 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Politician Alan Jara (in hat) hugs his son Felipe and wife Claudia Rujeles at Villavicencio airport February 3, 2009. A Red Cross team flew by helicopter to Colombia's jungles on Tuesday to retrieve politician Jara, held hostage for seven years by rebels in a second release this week by Latin America's oldest insurgency. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez (COLOMBIA)
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Former Colombian hostage Sigifredo Lopez (C) hugs his son Sergio on his arrival at Cali airport, February 5, 2009. Colombia's FARC rebels on Thursday freed lawmaker Lopez held hostage for nearly ...




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