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Article: Colombian rebels free 29 police officers taken hostage during attack on jungle village
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- December 20, 2005
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DAN MOLINSKI, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
12-20-2005
Dateline: BOGOTA, Colombia
Colombian rebels on Tuesday released all 29 police officers they had taken hostage during a weekend attack on a remote jungle village, the government said.
A statement from President Alvaro Uribe's office credited the hostages' release to pressure from government forces who searched on foot and from helicopters and river boats since the Saturday attack in San Marino, 275 kilometers (170 miles) west of Bogota.
"This action demonstrates that we can defeat terrorism," the statement said.
The attack was one of the largest in years by Colombia's rebels. Some 500 guerrillas spent six hours battling 57 police ...