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4th hostage found in Colombian jungle after raid (AP)

June 14th, 2010

Colombia's Police Gen. Luis Mendieta, smiles while walking with his family upon his arrival to a military base in Bogota , Monday, June 14, 2010. Gen. Mendieta, who was captured by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, was rescued Sunday during an army rescue operation, after being held hostage for 12 years. At right is Mendieta's wife Maria Teresa Paredes de Mendieta and second left is his daughter, Jeni Mendieta. The man at left is unidentified. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Three police officials and a soldier held hostage by rebels in the jungle for nearly 12 years rushed into the arms of tearful relatives Monday and applauded the troops who rescued them in a surprise armed raid.


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