El Tiempo has a special section dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the kidnapping of Senator and presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt by the FARC.
For some stories in English:
- WaPo: Kin of Kidnapped Colombian Pol Upset
- Reuters: Uribe says Betancourt may be out of Colombia
Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, kidnapped by Marxist rebels during her 2002 campaign, may have been taken to another country by her captors, President Alvaro Uribe said on Wednesday.
“It is a possibility we have been studying. We have heard some versions of this,” Uribe told reporters, declining to give more details.
Colombia borders Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Colombian officials say the guerrillas sometimes hide out in poorly patrolled border areas in neighboring countries.
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