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11:45, February 24, 2008 |
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Saturday said it would hold the three U.S. hostages for 60 years as one of its member was sentenced to a six-decade imprisonment by a U.S. court earlier.
The announcement was made by Ivan Marquez, a senior member of the FARC, Colombia's largest anti-government group, at an interview posted on the website of the Bolivian Press Agency.
The three U.S. defense contractors -- Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell-- were captured by the FARC five years ago.
In January FARC commander Ricardo Palmera was sentenced by a U.S. court to the maximum jail of six decades after he was extradited to the United States and was convicted in the three contractors' kidnapping.
Source: Xinhua
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