France To Help Colombian Hostage
By JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press | April 3, 2008
PARIS — France said yesterday it is working with Spain and Switzerland to get medical help for a former politician being held hostage by Colombian rebels, Ingrid Betancourt.
According to her son, she may be within hours of death if she doesn't get a blood transfusion.
Ms. Betancourt — who is both French and Colombian — is among hundreds of hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, but her release has become a cause célèbre in France.
