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Ingrid Betancourt, three american citizens and 11 soldiers and policemen, are set FREE!
This might surely be the best news of the year, so far. Juan Manuel Santos, the colombian Defense Minister just announced at 2:30 p.m. (local time) that the operation called Jaque, held close to the Apaporis river, between the provinces of Guaviare and Vaupes, in the colombian forest, was sucessful. Fifteen hostages were rescued, released and set free. Among them is Ingrid Betancourt and the three americans who were kidnapped by the Farc guerrilla. Other eleven members of the public forces were also released.
