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November 30, 2007

Colombia Releases New Video of Rebel-Held Hostages
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1A6C3E6:A6F02AD83191E160C3B6BD2F8E8FE927F47489ACC27D21EE& Video, which
includes footage of three Americans and former presidential candidate
Ingrid Betancourt, was recorded as recently as one month ago





Photos and videotapes confiscated from suspected FARC members show
former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, 30 Nov 2007Colombia's
government has released video of rebel-held hostages, including three
Americans and former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt that
were recorded as recently as one month ago.

Colombian officials say the footage was seized from three suspected
members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.

The tapes are the first images since 2003 that provide evidence the
hostages may still be alive.

The FARC wants to exchange Betancourt and the Americans for jailed
rebel hostages. But Colombia recently suspended Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez from his role as mediator in talks to free the hostages.

Betancourt was abducted in 2002 while campaigning for the presidency.
The American trio were seized a year later after their plane went down
during a counter-narcotics mission.

Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.


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