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Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician held hostage by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) guerrillas, has been freed in a dramatic rescue operation.
Colombian officials said they had rescued Ms Betancourt, as well as three American military contractors and 11 Colombian police and soldiers hostages, from the Leftist rebels, who had held her prisoner in secret jungle camps since 2002.