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 in | Edmonton journal |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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Edmonton, Alta
Postmedia Network Inc
21.12.1999
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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. ; |
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ISSN: | 0839-296X |