Ingrid Betancourt, center, with her children, Melanie and Lorenzo, in Bogota on Thursday. (Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters) Betancourt reunited with her children after 6-year hostage ordeal By Simon Romero and Anahad O'Connor Published: July 3, 2008 CARACAS, Venezuela: The day after she was rescued in a daring operation by Colombian commandos, Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician who was held hostage by leftist guerrillas, stood on an airport tarmac and embraced the family she had... read more
