Betancourt Thanks Colombian Army For Her Rescue From Rebels
Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 / 23h36
BOGOTA (AFP)--Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt said Wednesday she wanted to thank "God and the Colombian soldiers" for rescuing her from Colombian rebels. "The operation was absolutely impeccable," Betancourt told Caracol radio just hours after she was rescued by a Colombian military operation which ended her six-year ordeal. She said her rescue with 14 other hostages was "a sign of peace for Colombia." Some of the elite Colombian soldiers who took part in the operation had disguised themselves as rebels, even wearing T-shirts bearing the picture of legendary revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, she said. "They spoke and dressed like the guerrillas," Betancourt said, adding that the operation began at dawn, when the hostages were told they were being transferred. The group only realized that they were being rescued when they were in the air and one of the soldiers pretending to be a guerrilla shouted out: "We are the Army of Colombia, you are free." -Dow Jones Newswires, 201-9938-5500 Click here to go to Dow Jones NewsPlus, a web front page of today's most important business and market news, analysis and commentary: http://www.djnewsplus.com/al?rnd=LW9whl%2BCMpgGy0CJvqg%2FuA%3D%3D. You can use this link on the day this article is published and the following day.
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