Hijackers Release 7 More Hostages
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From Times Wire Reports
Leftist rebels who hijacked a Colombian airliner April 12, abducting the 41 passengers and crew, have released seven more hostages, delivering with them an indictment of what they called the country’s corrupt political system. Twenty-five hostages, including an American, remain in rebel hands in the remote northern region where they have been held. The rebel group, the National Liberation Army, or ELN, handed over the captives. The ELN gave no indication if or when the remaining hostages might be released.
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