Freed hostages return today: First day of freedom a time to relax but also to recollect details of their 100 days in the jungle Final Edition

Seven Edmonton-area hostages freed from the Ecuador jungle this weekend will fly home today after recuperating Monday at a luxurious five-star hotel in Quito. Sketchy details about the Edmonton workers' time in the jungle emerged Monday at a government press conference in Quito. The country...

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Published inEdmonton journal
Main Author Shawn Ohler and Vicki Hall, Journal Staff Writers
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Edmonton, Alta Postmedia Network Inc 21.12.1999
Subjects
Hostages
Hotels & motels
Kidnapping
Pipelines
Edmonton
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Summary:Seven Edmonton-area hostages freed from the Ecuador jungle this weekend will fly home today after recuperating Monday at a luxurious five-star hotel in Quito. Sketchy details about the Edmonton workers' time in the jungle emerged Monday at a government press conference in Quito. The country's ministers of defence and foreign affairs said about 15 captors -- most in uniform with rank insignias -- were behind the kidnapping, said Martin Palleres, an editor with Quito's El Universo newspaper. Colour Photo: Photo Courtesy of CBC-TV / Some of the freed hostages leaving a building in Quito, Monday. The image is of poor quality because it was taken from television footage shot by CBC-TV. ; Colour Photo: Photo courtesy of CBC-TV / Pipeline workers, in this image taken from television, spent much of Monday relaxing in Quito after being freed by their abductors. ;
ISSN:0839-296X