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But for those who are left behind, the French who are left behind...Well the Abu Sayyaf they treated us well. \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Risto Marco Vahanen, Freed Finnish Hostage\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"What should I do first when I get home. I'll kiss the earth of Finland. That I will do because this has been a nightmare for all of us. I think something we have never thought of being possible. So we are physically quiet well - thanks our embassies who have really taken good care of us, mentally it has been really straining,  well luckily no one committed suicide but it was not far away. We expected  to be released this weekend. Today Saturday seemed to be the most probable. This morning around ten o'clock when we heard heavy fighting we though that something was going wrong and I thank the emissaries   who took very good care of us. But I really feel sorry for those people who were killed in this morning's  ambush. Five of the members of the emissaries  were killed.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Risto Marco Vahanen, Freed Finnish Hostage\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Thank you very much - So what can I say its crazy, it crazy , its like a film\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Marc Wallert, Freed German Hostage\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"The last 4 and half months have been an extended nightmare for the victims their families and for the whole country of the Philippines. There have been calls for the use of force - encouraged  no doubt by the anxiety and frustration brought about by the long negotiations -  Thank  God patience and perseverance prevailed. \"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Robert Aventajado, Chief Government Negotiator\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (French)\u003cbr/\u003e\"On a physical level they are in good form, on a psychological level, they are helping each other. I think that those who remain together, they are doing everything together, they help each other a lot, I think they'll survive.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Stephane Loisy, Freed French Hostage\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I would think a military attack or any military option wouldn't solve this. To be killed in a battle is the highest goal for Islam people, an Islam fighter, can have so I think that just would expand the fight to all over the Muslim area in the Philippines.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Risto  Marco Vahanen, Freed Finnish Hostage\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\" I don't wish them dead, I don't think that would help anything I wish the guilty ones who kidnapped us would be condemned in a trial but not killed by military because they have committed a crime and crimes should be punished but most of those people are not guilty. They really believe that they are doing some good.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Risto Marco  Vahanen, Freed Finnish Hostage\u003cbr/\u003eCebu, Jolo and Zamboanga, Philippines -- September 9, 2000\u003cbr/\u003eMilitary Camp, Jolo\u003cbr/\u003e1. Helicopter arriving \u003cbr/\u003e2. Hostages in helicopter\u003cbr/\u003e3. Mark Wallert\u003cbr/\u003e4. Stephane Loisy\u003cbr/\u003e5. Seppo Juhani Franti \u003cbr/\u003e6. Marc Wallert and Aventajado\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (German) Marc Wallert, Freed German Hostage\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English)  Risto Marco Vahanen, Freed Finnish Hostage\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide all hostages\u003cbr/\u003eZamboanga\u003cbr/\u003e10. Helicopter arrives with hostages in Zamboanga\u003cbr/\u003e11. Cutaway sign at airport\u003cbr/\u003e12. Finnish hostage\u003cbr/\u003e13. Hug\u003cbr/\u003e14. Cutaway media\u003cbr/\u003e15. Various Risto Marco Vahanen and Seppo Juhani Franti and  Aventajado\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (English)  Risto Marco Vahanen, Freed Finnish Hostage\u003cbr/\u003e17. Cutaway media \u003cbr/\u003e18.  SOUNDBITE: (English) Marc Wallert, Freed German Hostage\u003cbr/\u003e19. Cutaway French hostage Stephane Loisy\u003cbr/\u003e20. Set up presser\u003cbr/\u003e21. Hostages at presser\u003cbr/\u003e22.  SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert Aventajado, Chief Government Negotiator \u003cbr/\u003e23.  SOUNDBITE: (French) Stephane Loisy, Freed French Hostage \u003cbr/\u003e24. Seppo Franti being lifted by Sulu governor Abdusakur Tan\u003cbr/\u003eNIGHT TIME SHOTS - Zamboanga\u003cbr/\u003e25. Plane on ground\u003cbr/\u003e26. Various Finns walk out to plane\u003cbr/\u003e27. Others walking out to plane\u003cbr/\u003e28. Wide plane taxiing\u003cbr/\u003eEn route to Cebu\u003cbr/\u003e29. Marc Wallert and German ambassador eating pizza and talking\u003cbr/\u003e30. Vahanen and Franti eating pizza\u003cbr/\u003e31. SOUNDBITE: (English) Risto Vahanen, Freed Finnish hostage\u003cbr/\u003e32. Seppo Franti showing off his sketches\u003cbr/\u003e33. SOUNDBITE: (English) Risto Vahanen, Freed Finnish hostage\u003cbr/\u003eCebu\u003cbr/\u003e34. Air Force plane taxis on runway\u003cbr/\u003e35. 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