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Betancourt suggests health not compromised from years of captivity Betancourt does not believe ransom was paid for hostages 15 hostages freed Wednesday when Colombian agents tricked rebels PARIS, France (AP) -- Ingrid Betancourt has reiterated that she does not believe her freedom or that of 14 other hostages was bought with a ransom to their Colombian rebel captors. But she suffered so much, she said, that had a ransom been paid, "why not?" Three days after her dramatic rescue, the 46-year-old French-Colombian underwent a battery of medical tests Saturday, saying later that doctors "filled me with joy," suggesting that her health has not been permanently compromised from six years of jungle captivity. "Throughout all these years, I've had a series of worries," she said in an interview on France-3 TV. After her day of tests... [read full story]
