Freed Colombian lawmakers welcomed by Chavez
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-02-28 11:36
|
|
Colombian lawmakers and their relatives are welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) after being freed, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas February 27, 2008. FARC rebels freed four lawmakers held hostage for years in Colombia's jungle on Wednesday, in a victory for Chavez who brokered the deal. Venezuelan helicopters picked up Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Perez, Orlando Beltran and Jorge Gechem, who is believed to be suffering severe heart problems. [Agencies] To read the story
|
|
