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  • September 2008

    • Egypt Frees 19 Tourists, Kills Kidnappers

      Reuters  |  Sep 29, 08 8:38 AM CDT

      Egypt Frees 19 Tourists, Kills Kidnappers

      (Newser) - The European tour group kidnapped in Egypt more than a week ago has been freed, according to official reports, after a gun battle between Sudanese troops and the kidnappers. Sudanese officials said yesterday that they’d killed the leader of the kidnappers and five other bandits in a shootout. Though the hostages were being held elsewhere, the kidnappers suddenly agreed to release them. More »

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      Sudan  • Egypt  • tourists  • kidnaping  • hostages

    • Egypt Hunts for Kidnapped Tourists

      Associated Press  |  Sep 22, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      Egypt Hunts for Kidnapped Tourists

      (Newser) - A group including 11 European tourists kidnapped Friday in Egypt has been taken across the southern border into neighboring Sudan, officials told the Associated Press today. The kidnappers have demanded as much as $15 million for the release of the German, Italian, and Romanian tourists and their Egyptian guides; Egypt's army is searching for the group. More »

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      Egypt  • tourists  • kidnaping  • hostages  • Sudanese  • Sahara

  • July 2008

    • 1M-Plus March for Colombian Hostages

      AFP  |  Jul 20, 08 6:50 PM CDT

      1M-Plus March for Colombian Hostages

      (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 Columbia's independence day, as famous musicians from across the globe staged a concert there. More »

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      protests  • Colombia  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  • captives  • hostages

    • Freed US Hostages Bare Brutal Life With 'Animals'

      CNN  |  Jul 11, 08 3:48 AM CDT

      Freed US Hostages Bare Brutal Life With 'Animals'

      (Newser) - Three freed American hostages who spent more than five years as captives of Colombian guerrillas paint a harrowing picture of their treatment in a CNN interview. Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes, rescued last week, spent much of their time in captivity chained by the neck, and were subjected to forced marches, harsh conditions and constant threats, they report. More »

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      Colombia  • FARC  • rescue  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  • rebels  • kidnaping  • hostages

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