France To Help Colombian Hostage
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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.
