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Government troops continue battle against FARC
Catatumbo, Norte de Santander state
1. Various of military helicopters in area
2. High shot cocaine laboratory being burnt down
3. Various of military vehicle firing cannon
4. Soldiers firing mortar
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Colonel Juan...
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COLOMBIA: BOGOTA: RELIGIOUS PEACE RALLY
Spanish/Nat
An estimated 50-thousand people showed up for a religious peace rally in Bogota, Colombia, on Saturday.
Calling for a ceasefire to end Colombia's bloody civil war, the demonstration was organised by Catholic religious...
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French FM and Carla Bruni comment on hostage Betancourt
1. Pan of crowd gathered in front of Opera Garnier to call for release of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, hostage Ingrid Betancourt
2. Close of placard showing latest picture of Betancourt
3. Tilt-up of protesters holding...
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11 policemen rescued from FARC receive medals of honour
1. Various of ceremony at the Colombian Congress
2. Mid of soldiers holding flag during ceremony
3. Wide of armed forces leaders participating in the ceremony
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Manuel Ramiro Velasquez, president of the Second...
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Presidential candidate departs to visit demilitarised zone
1. Various of security at march
2. Various shots of Presidential candidate, Horacio Serpa, walking through crowd
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Horacio Serpa, Presidential candidate
"This is a march to tell the Colombian people that we all...
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Peace talks continue between gov't and ELN
1. Wide shot of Antonio Garcia talking with media outside Palco Hotel in Havana
2. Garcia talking with media
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Antonio Garcia, ELN Commander:
"The logical thing here is to advance and move to the next phase to...
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Venezuela plans to extradite one of Colombia's most wanted drug lords
Simon Bolivar Airport, Maiquetia, Venezuela
1. Wide of Colombian plane that will be used to deport Colombian drug lord Daniel Barrera from Venezuela to Colombia
2. Mid of armed and masked military police
3. Mid of police vehicle at...
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MORE VIDEO OF RELEASE OF FRENCH JOURNALIST BY FARC
A French journalist freed by leftist rebels on Wednesday said he had no complaints about his captivity other than its 33-day duration.
Romeo Langlois said he was not bitter, but he criticised the rebel group FARC (Revolutionary Armed...
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French President Hollande welcomes Colombian counterpart Santos
French President Francois Hollande welcomed his Colombian counterpart Jose Manuel Santos to the Elysee Palace on Friday for talks on the peace process between Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas...
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Colombia - Ten police and army officers released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia / Police arrest 26 rebels, seize a large stockpile of weapons and drugs / Two dead, at least 19 people injured by explosion in Bogota / Bomb targets hardline former interior minister
Colombia - Released hostages give hospital news conferences
Bogota - 3 April 2012
1. Pan of released police officers, Cesar Augusto Lasso and then Jose Libardo Forero entering auditorium for news conference
2. Wide of six released...
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FARC rebels thank Venezuela president Hugo Chavez for his support
1. Wide of FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) delegates and United Nations representatives at news conference
2. Mid of Ivan Marquez, FARC negotiator at table
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ivan Marquez, FARC lead negotiator:
"We...
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Colombia's largest guerrilla army temporarily walk away from peace talks
Colombia's largest guerrilla army walked away from peace talks with the government on Friday over President Juan Manuel Santos' refusal to agree to modify the constitution if a peace pact is struck.
The move comes after Santos announced...
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Mayors live in fear because of threats from drug dealers
San Vicente del Caguan - 9 February, 2007
1. Various of streets and people
2. Local residents sitting in park
3. Local residents walking on the streets
4. Colombia's education minister Cecilia Maria Velez with the Mayor of San Vicente...
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Peace talks continue between Colombian government and FARC
1. Wide of Colombian government delegation arriving headed by negotiator Humberto De La Calle (in white shirt and glasses, waving to reporters)
2. Retired Colombian national police director Oscar Naranjo (in short sleeve white shirt,...
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ICRC to hand bodies of 11 lawmakers killed by rebels to relatives
1. Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Colombia, Barbara Hintermann, coming out of building
2. Wide shot of reporters surrounding Hintermann
3. Red Cross flag on building
4. Camera
5. Reporters...
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President Santos greets supporters at final campaign rally ahead of election
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday called on voters to support him in his bid for re-election, saying that with him, the country would take a step toward finding peace.
Santos was referring to a possible peace agreement...
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COLOMBIA: GOVERNMENT TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM FARC AREAS
Spanish/Nat
Colombia's government has enforced the evacuation of almost all troops from five southern guerrilla strongholds.
The pullout - meant to facilitate peace talks with the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - was the...
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Families of 3 ailing politicians held captive for 6 years await possible release
1. Various of exteriors of hotel
2. Various relatives of Luis Eladio Perez's outside hotel
3. Wide of Angela de Perez, wife of Luis Eladio Perez
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Angela de Perez, wife of FARC hostage Luis Eladio Perez :
"The...
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Members of FARC commission taking part peace talks hold news briefing
A negotiator from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) involved in peace talks with the Colombian government on Thursday criticised it for not doing enough to implement aspects that have already been agreed.
Colombia's...
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FARC demand changes to judiciary, blame government for continuation of conflict
1. Wide of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) delegation arriving for peace talks
2. Wide of FARC envoy Pablo Catatumbo at podium
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pablo Catatumbo, FARC envoy: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
"The state is...
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WRAP Damage from quake; ADDS Uribe visits town worst affected, reax on Marulanda
1. Convoy with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe arriving
2. Uribe meeting with local residents at a shelter
3. Wide of Uribe speaking at the podium
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Alvaro Uribe, President of Colombia:
"You are asking me about the...
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COLOMBIA: GOVERNMENT GIVES FURTHER CONCESSIONS FOR PEACE TALKS
Span/Eng/Nat
Colombia has announced it will extend the time frame of a troop pullout from the country's south in hopes of encouraging peace talks with leftists rebels.
Government forces will remain clear of a guerrilla-dominated area...
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COLOMBIA: FUNERAL OF WOMAN KILLED BY REBELS
Spanish/Nat
Colombia's president has promised to cancel a rebel-hosted conference to protest the brutal killing of a peasant woman.
It follows the death of a 53-year-old woman who was killed by suspected rebels who placed an...
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COLOMBIA: BOGOTA: PROTESTS OUTSIDE US EMBASSY (2)
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Around two thousand protestors marched on the U-S embassy in Bogota Colombia Wednesday protesting President Clinton's visit to the country.
Burning U-S flags and holding up placards, the demonstrators are angry at the...