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December 31, 2007

Chavez’s hostage mission collapses

Filed under: Blogroll — @ 7:58 pm

Colombia's police stand guard in front of a Venezuelan helicopter bearing Red Cross insignias siting on the tarmac at the airport in Villavicencio, Colombia, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007.  Helicopters sent by Venezuela's government sat idle for a fourth consecutive day on the edge of Colombia's vast jungles, waiting for guerrillas to name the spot where they are expected to hand over three hostages: former congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez, Clara Rojas and her 3-year old son Emmanuel. A Venezuelan-led mission to rescue three hostages from leftist rebels in Colombia’s jungles fell apart Monday. The guerrillas accused Colombia’s military of sabotaging the handoff.

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