Wednesday, 29. January 2003

Colombian TV Crew Kidnapped While Covering Rebel Kidnapping of U.S. Reporters


A Colombian television news crew was released Tuesday after being held since the weekend by leftist rebels in Arauca state, where they had gone to report on the rebel capture last week of U.S. newspaper reporters.

The RCN Television crew had not been heard from since 5 p.m. Sunday in the town of Tame, station director Alvaro Garcia said. He said the rebels freed the team near Tame.

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