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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts) Wed May 30, 2012, 03:31 PM May 2012

FARC releases French journalist .

Source: Colombia Reports

FARC releases French journalist .
Wednesday, 30 May 2012 12:22
Rosemary Westwood

FARC rebels in Colombia released French journalist Romeo Langlois to negotiators on Wednesday at 1:30PM, after a month-long international effort to free the kidnapped reporter.

"I have never been tied up. I was treated like a guest," Langlois said upon liberation. "Hopefully the army will continue to take journalists to conflict areas."

Rebel forces chose a secret location in Colombia’s southern Caqueta department, reportedly the town of San Isidro, to transfer Langlois to a convoy headed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

A representative of French President Francois Hollande and members of human rights group Colombians for Peace were also present for the release.

Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/24324-dnp-farc-releases-french-journalist.html

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wait until reddit hears about this AngryAmish May 2012 #1

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AngryAmish

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1. wait until reddit hears about this

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Wed May 30, 2012, 03:34 PM

May 2012

they will release, like, five journalists to keep up

Judi Lynn

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2. Romeo Langlois Freed: Colombia Rebels Release French Reporter

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Wed May 30, 2012, 04:12 PM

May 2012

Romeo Langlois Freed: Colombia Rebels Release French Reporter
Reuters | Posted: 05/30/2012 3:02 pm Updated: 05/30/2012 3:20 pm

By Eduardo Garcia and Luis Jaime Acosta

BOGOTA, May 30 (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas freed French reporter Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, a month after taking him hostage in a firefight that showed the leftist group is still a menace despite a decade of military blows.

Langlois, the rebels' highest-profile captive since French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, was taken hostage in the southern Caqueta region on April 28 after he was caught in crossfire between a Colombian military unit he was embedded with and heavily armed FARC rebels.

"Other than being held for a month after being wounded, the rest has gone well," the freelance journalist for France 24 told reporters at the scene.

Langlois was wounded in his left arm, but appeared in good health after being released. He said he had been treated well during his captivity.

More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/romeo-langlois-colombia-farc-rebels-french-reporter_n_1556734.html

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