Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt, center, holds the hands of her children Melanie, left, and Lorenzo after her children arrived from France to a military base in Bogota, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Betancourt, three U.S.military contractors and 11 other hostages were rescued by the Colombian military from rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, on Wednesday. Betancourt was abducted by the FARC when running for president in Feb. 2002. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
AP - Former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt embraced her children for the first time in six years Thursday, saying the thought of them helped her stay alive until a daring rescue plucked her and 14 other hostages from the jungle. |