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On the video capture disclosed by Bogota Ingrid Betancourt was discovered in the process of boarding the helicopter. At this point, it is still unclear that this is a release operation. (AP)
Fake journalist filmed the raid that led to the release of 15 hostages held by FARC. In this revealing video, he intends to prove Bogota there has not been staging designed to conceal the payment of a ransom.
While several media outlets are questioning the official version and report a ransom, the Colombian military has released a video Friday of the rescue operation that led to the release Wednesday of 15 hostages from FARC, which Ingrid Betancourt. This document lasting three minutes was filmed by a member of the Colombian special forces who was posing as a journalist.
In the first sequence, we see the hostages across a plain to reach a helicopter, similar to those used in previous unilateral release of hostages held by the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross). Their hands are hampered by plastic rods and some of them seem angry.
Suddenly, the camera fixed on the face of American military Keith Stansell, held hostage for 5 years, who said at the wrong camera: "I love my family." Then she moves to the head of the rebel captors, the commander "Cesar" who refuses to grant an interview.
The second sequence is that the announcement of the hostages sitting in the helicopter, they are free. "You are free everything is finished, "shouted one of the commando members, addressing the hostages that explode with joy. Ingrid Betancourt, resigned, his face closed, does not seem at first fully understand the situation. Then a smile on his lips.
Finally, we hear screams of joy, cries of joy and some hostages were standing in the unit.
No image shows how the two FARC guerrillas are neutralized by special forces.
Israel denied involvement
The Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, who has decided to broadcast these video clips of the press, argued Friday night these images proved that there was no stage intended to conceal the payment of a ransom to the rebels but a true commando operation.
He explained that the trick had been copied on two previous hostage-handed, which took place in January and February through the mediation of Venezuela. "During the last two hostages handed, there was always a cameraman provided by (Venezuelan President Hugo) Chavez," he said. In addition, the helicopters that had brought the six hostages were carrying Venezuelan and the staff of the International Red Cross.
The defense minister also denied reports published in international media that Israel has participated in the operation, ensuring that the mission was "100% Colombian". "Not a single foreigner participated there," he said, adding that U.S. authorities had been notified ten days before the operation in the framework of an agreement between President Alvaro Uribe and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush.
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