Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor
Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor in Bogota, Colombia
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Sibylla Brodzinsky
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Betancourt, Americans Freed in Daring Rescue For the first time in six years, Ingrid Betancourt today embraced her children, a day after her dramatic rescue from the FARC rebels in Colombia. Thirteen other hostages, including three Americans, were released with her. Sibylla Brodzinsky reports from Bogota, for the Christian Science Monitor .
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