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(FILE) Photo composition made with pictures of FARC hostages (L-R) presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, and US contractors Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes, taken at an undisclosed place and released 30 November, 2007 by the Colombian presidential press office. Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos announced on July 2, 2008 that Betancourt and the three US nationals were released along with 11 other hostages from their captivity in the jungle by the Colombian Army. AFP PHOTO/HO RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

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