COLOMBIA: UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR ANNOUNCES FIVE MILLION DOLLAR REWARD FOR CAPTURE OF U.S. DEFENCE CONTRACTORS HELD HOSTAGE BY REBELS

Record ID: 337928

  • Title: COLOMBIA: UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR ANNOUNCES FIVE MILLION DOLLAR REWARD FOR CAPTURE OF U.S. DEFENCE CONTRACTORS HELD HOSTAGE BY REBELS
  • Date: 6th December 2003
  • Summary: (W8) CAQUETA MOUNTAINS, COLOMBIA (FILE) (REUTERS) 1. AV MOUNTAIN WHERE PLANE CRASHED; SLV PLANE CRASH WRECKAGE (8 SHOTS) 0.34 2. SLV UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE; MV MEDIA 0.41 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) U.S. AMBASSADOR TO COLOMBIA WILLIAM BRAUCHER WOOD SAYING: "Today the government of the United States through a program of rewards for justice offers an award of up 5 million dollars for information leading to the capture or conviction of any person involved in the kidnapping of Keith Stannsen, Thomas Howe, Marc Gonsalves, and the murder of Thomas Janis." 1.06 4. SLV NEWS CONFERENCE 1.11 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) WOOD SAYING "During the last ten months the Colombian and United States authorities have used all the appropriate resources to find our fellow citizens and bring to justice those Responsible for the kidnappings and the murders of those colleagues. This efforts will continue. I want to extend our appreciation to the government of Colombia." 1.42 6. JOURNALISTS; MV WOOD LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE 1.48 SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUAN, COLOMBIA (FILE) (REUTERS) 7. SLV MEMBERS OF REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA (FARC) REBELS (3 SHOTS) 1.59 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 21st December 2003 12:00
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  • Location: BOGOTA, CAQUETA MOUNTAINS AND SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUAN, COLOMBIA
  • Country: Colombia
  • Reuters ID: LVA852QC617JKOKJ49SZ8ZZB9KPI
  • Story Text: U.S. Ambassdor announces five million dollar reward
    for capture of U.S. defense contractors held hostage by
    rebels.

    The United States offered a reward of up to $5
    million (U.S.) on Thursday (Dec. 4) for information leading
    to the arrest or conviction of those involved in the death
    of one U.S. military contractor and the kidnapping of three
    others. The United States ambassador to Colombia William
    Braucher Wood made the announcement at a media conference
    in Bogota and said the reward was being offered by the U.S.

    Defense Department.

    The reward is the latest effort by the government to
    free three U.S. citizens whose plane was shot down by
    leftists rebels in February of this year while flying over
    the Colombian jungle.

    "During the last 10 months the Colombian and United
    States authorities have used all the appropriate resources
    to find our fellow citizens and bring to justice those
    responsible for the kidnappings and the murders of those
    colleagues," said Wood. "This efforts will continue. I
    want to extend our appreciation to the government of
    Colombia."
    Members of the leftist rebel group Revolutionary Armed
    Forces of Colombia (FARC) have claimed responsibility for
    killing pilot Thomas Janis and kidnapping three other men
    on the plane. The U.S. government said the plane was flying
    over the Colombian jungle on an anti-drug mission.


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