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French journalist released by FARC rebels
HEADLINE: French reporter released by Colombian rebels
CAPTION: Romeo Langlois joked with his captors as he was handed over to Red Cross officials in a remote border village. And the rebels threw a party for the villagers to celebrate...
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President Chavez comments ahead of Sunday's election
1. Tilt down Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan president, and Carlos Alberto Alvarez, representative of the UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) international observers
2. Cutaway of photographer
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Hugo Chavez,...
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Rebel leader refuses to release US hostages
Unknown location - March 2004
1. Mid shot of guerrilla camp
2. Various of FARC (referring to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerrillas heading to the camp
3. Mid shot of Raul Reyes reading a statement at the camp
4....
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Colombia says crucial moment for FARC peace talks
1. Zoom out Humberto De La Calle, head of the Colombian government negotiating team, arriving at news conference after concluding sixth round of talks with FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) negotiators
2. Cutaway of media
3....
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Police arrest key suspect in 2003 bombing
27 September 2005
1. Various of Fernando Arellan accompanied by armed police
2. Various of Arellan being presented to media
3. Arellan being taken into custody
4. Jorge Noguera, DAS (Colombia's secret police) director arriving at press...
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Paris mayor with counterpart, Uribe, talks about hostages
AP Television
1. Various of Bogota's mayor Samuel Moreno and Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe entering news conference room
2. Moreno and Delanoe preparing for news conference
3. Close of Delanoe before news conference
4. Moreno, Delanoe and...
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US State Department comments on situation in Colombia
1. US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher walking onto stage
2. Cutaway journalists
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Boucher, US State Department spokesman:
"First and foremost we've always supported President Pastrana's efforts...
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Irish nationals face court, accused of training FARC
Bogota, Colombia - July 28, 2003
1. People gathering outside courtroom
2. International observers coming to the trial
Bogota, Colombia - July 28, 2003
3. Prosecutor addressing court
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Carlos Sanchez, prosecutor:
"To...
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FARC meets Colombian government to discuss peace accord, news briefing
1. Zoom in of FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) delegation entering conference room for news conference
2. Mid of photographers
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ricardo Tellez, FARC negotiator:
"It's the beginning. There's even been...
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UN envoy resigns saying peace talks could unravel.
1. Arrival of Jan Egeland, U-N Special Envoy to Colombia, and his replacement James Lemoyne
2. Cutaway of reporter
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jan Egeland, U.N. Special Envoy to Colombia
"We know that there are serious problems and that...
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Colombian rebels lash out against congressional leader
Colombia's largest rebel group lashed out on Friday at the president of the Congress of Colombia, Senator Juan Fernando Cristo, who questioned the recent visits of politicians to Havana to meet with the rebels during their peace talks.
A...
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Presidential front-runner Nicolas Sarkozy on women's rights
1. Wide of supporters of French presidential candidate, Nicolas Sarkozy, inside convention hall
2. Various of supporters clapping and cheering
3. Sarkozy walking on stage and embracing women's rights defender, Simone Veil
4. Wide of...
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Colombian govt claims FARC deliberately hindering peace talks
Colombian government negotiators criticised FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels on Wednesday, saying they were pressuring peace talks unnecessarily with incendiary statements.
Humberto de la Calle, a negotiator for the...
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Alleged Colombian organised crime network leader is caught in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1. Henry de Jesus Lopez, aka "Mi Sangre," or "My Blood" a suspected drug lord from Colombia, being escorted by armed Argentinian police officers to car
2. Police helicopter
3. Wide of police motorcade driving away...
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Proof of life videos purportedly of soldier and police officer held by leftist rebels
Bogota - 17 August 2009
1. Various of relatives of hostages waiting for the release of the proofs of life videos sent by FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)
Unknown Date and Location - Allegedly July 2009, apparently filmed in...
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Colombian armed forces destroy rebel facilities
1.Three aerial shots of FARC soldiers patrolling in the surroundings of Ariare River
2. Aerial of shooting projectile by Colombian Air Forces
3. Various of area to be bombed
4. Aerial of projectile being shot at bridge
5. Aerial of...
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COLOMBIA: FARC REBEL GROUP RELEASE 70 SOLDIERS
Spanish/Nat
Colombia's main rebel group released 70 soldiers on Sunday.
The soldiers, who were freed in a carefully orchestrated ceremony, had been held for months by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
But Sunday's...
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Chavez meets families of Colombia hostages
1. Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba (in front), Yolanda Pulecio, mother of FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt, and Astrid Betancourt, sister of Ingrid Betancourt, entering conference room
2. Cordoba, Pulecio and Betancourt sitting down
3....
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Farm workers block roads in support of Nasa Indians' struggle
Farmers in the Cauca region of Colombia protested on Thursday in a show of solidarity with the Nasa Indians, who are demanding the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the military leave the region alone.
The farmers...
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Uribe, Correa, Lula reax at Unasur agreement
1. Wide of foreign ministry
2. Security
3. Medium of Bolivian President Evo Morales walking into foreign ministry building
4. Medium of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet arriving
5. Wide of press conference
6. Cameramen
7. Mid of...
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Military destroys FARC drug laboratory
VNR (Colombian Army)
Narino - 12 June 2006
1. Soldier pointing to the ground and smoke coming from burning laboratories
2. Mid shot of helicopter landing while soldiers get ready to get on
3. Mid shot of soldiers looking at maps in...
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Release of "Proof-of-life" videos of hostages held by FARC
Bogota - 7 September 2009
1. Various shots of screening of hostage messages on big screen for media
FARC Video
Unknown location - Recent
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Robinson Salcedo Guarin, soldier held hostage:
"I want to thank all those...
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DEA chief on visit to Colombia
1. Wide shot of US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Asa Hutchinson visiting Colombian police
2. Cutaway of police woman
3. Hutchinson receiving award from Colombian National Police
4. Cutaway of police
5. SOUNDBITE...
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Rebels claim they are making progress with Colombian government
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Colombian government were in their 16th round of peace talks in Havana with the rebels saying they are making headway in the ongoing negotiations.
"We hope to weigh out the...