Colombian Rebels Free Soldier Held For 12 Years (ap)

Colombian soldier Pablo Emilio Moncayo (C) stands with his father Gustavo Moncayo and mother Stella after his arrival in Florencia March 30, 2010. Colombian rebels on Tuesday freed a hostage soldier they had held in secret camps for more than 12 years after guerrillas overran his army base at the height of the conflict, the Red Cross said. A Red Cross mission flew into the southern jungles and was returning with Moncayo, 32, who was a teenager when captured and become a symbol of those left behind in the waning war against Latin America's longest-running insurgency.REUTERS/John Vizcaino (COLOMBIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)AP – A Colombian soldier held hostage for more than 12 years was freed by rebels Tuesday and reunited with his family, ending an ordeal that prompted his father to hike halfway across the country wearing a symbolic chain around his neck to press for his son’s release.

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