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Colombian Rescue Deal Collapses

Hostages stuck in jungle; guerrillas, army blame each other

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 1, 2008 4:18 AM CST

(Newser) – A Venezuela-brokered deal to rescue three hostages from Colombian rebels has fallen apart, Reuters reports. The leftist FARC rebels blamed the deal's failure on stepped-up Colombian army operations in the area and refused to relinquish hostages "due to fear for their safety and the...   Read full story »

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