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1M-Plus March for Colombian Hostages

Cities across the globe show support for captives

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 20, 2008 6:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – More than a million people marched in Bogota, Columbia and other world capitals today demanding the freedom of captives held hostage by leftist rebels in the Columbian jungle, AFP reports. Recently liberated captive Ingrid Betancourt led chants of "No More hostages" in Paris on...   Read full story »

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