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'3 FARC-held US hostages located'
Colombia's Defense Minister says Bogota has located three US contractors held hostage by FARC guerrillas, but has not attempted a rescue. "We have had very accurate information about the location of the (rebel) leaders, the hostages and the camps. Our people saw the three Americans bathing in the river, they even heard them speaking English," AFP Quoted Juan Manuel Santos as saying on Monday. He said US nationals Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes and Marc Gonsalves were spotted by military staff on the other side of the Apaporis River at some location in the southeastern department of Guaviare. The three Americans were snatched by leftist rebels more than five years ago after their plane went down while they were on a drug-monitoring flight. The last proof of life was released by guerrillas in November. Santos said the Colombian forces did not try to rescue them as the operation could have risked their lives. Posted by: Fred 2008-06-10 |
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