Freed Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt has been reunited with her two children at an airport in Bogota after six years of captivity.
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Thousands of Columbians evacuated as Volcano erupts ... At a press conference at the airport, the former presidential candidate vowed to work tirelessly for the freedom of some 700 people still believed to be detained by the leftist rebels. German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier has joined other world leaders in congratulating the Colombian government on the rescue that was carried out without a single shot being fired. He expressed hope that the remaining FARC hostages could also be released without bloodshed.
(Deutsche Welle)
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