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Hostages Rejoice on Rescue Video

Posted Jul 4, 08 8:38 PM CDT in World 

(AP) – Video recorded during the rescue of 15 rebel hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying with joy after they are aloft and realize they are free, the AP reports. Watch the video on the MSNBC link below.

In the videotape presented Friday at Colombia's military headquarters, Ingrid Betancourt, the former presidential candidate kidnapped in 2002, joyfully amazed and crying, hugs William Perez, an army corporal and fellow hostage whom she later credited for nursing her through her jungle illnesses.

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In this frame grab from a video released by Colombia's Army taken on July 2, 2008 , an unidentified hostage reacts as he stands with his hands tied together.   (AP Photo/Colombian Army)
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt answers questions during a news conference in Bogota, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 other hostages were rescued by the Colombian...   (Fernando Vergara)
Gerardo Aguilar, right, a rebel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, who was arrested by army officers during the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 other...   (William Fernando Martinez)
In this frame grab from a video released by Colombia's Army taken on July 2, 2008 and released on July 4, 2008, hostage Ingrid Betancourt, center, reacts while being rescued.   (AP Photo)
In this frame grab from a video released by Colombia's Army taken on July 2, 2008, hostage Ingrid Betancourt reacts to being rescued.   (AP Photo)
In this frame grab from a video released by Colombia's Army taken on July 2, 2008 U.S. hostage Keith Stansell, left, is seen with his hands tied together.   (AP Photo/Colombian Army)
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