COLOMBIA: KIDNAPPED FORMER CYCLING CHAMPION LUIS HERRERA IS FREED BY SUSPECTED MARXIST FARC REBELS

Record ID: 981169

  • Title: COLOMBIA: KIDNAPPED FORMER CYCLING CHAMPION LUIS HERRERA IS FREED BY SUSPECTED MARXIST FARC REBELS
  • Date: 4th March 2000
  • Summary: FUSAGASUGA, COLOMBIA (MARCH 4-5, 2000/FILE) (ALL RCN - ALL NO ACCESS COLOMBIA) FUSAGASUGA, COLOMBIA (MARCH 04, 2000) 1. EXTERIOR VIEW OF CYCLIST LUIS HERRERA'S HOUSE 2. VARIOUS OF MOTHER, FATHER AND OTHER RELATIVES OF CYCLIST INSIDE HIS HOUSE 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CYCLIST'S MOTHER SAYING: "I hope they do me a favour and respect his life. He is a person who has worked and has given glory to Colombia. He has a wife and children. I hope they respect his life. We all depend on him." (FILE) (RCN-NO ACCESS COLOMBIA) 5. VARIOUS OF LUIS HERRERA RACING 6. LUIS HERRERA ON PODIUM GREETING PEOPLE FUSAGASUGA, COLOMBIA (MARCH 04, 2000) 7. LUIS HERRERA'S FATHER 8. DECORATION AT HERRERA'S HOME WHICH READS: "GOD BLESS YOU MOTHER" 9. SECURITY PEOPLE INSIDE HERRERA'S HOME FUSAGASUGA, COLOMBIA (MARCH 05, 2000) (RCN-NO ACCESS COLOMBIA) 10. GIRL OVER SECURITY WIRE AMONG RELATIVES WAITING FOR HERRERA'S RELEASE 11. VARIOUS OF LUIS HERRERA'S RELEASE AND OF HIM GREETING RELATIVES 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LUIS HERRERA, COLOMBIAN CYCLIST SAYING: "I am very happy to be back at home. Thank God and all of you who have accompanied me and supported me. I felt the warmth that all Colombians feel for me. And today I thank God for all the great triumphs and the strength he gave me to be able to win those times. I thank all of you for your warmth and for the great support you have given me." 14. VARIOUS OF LUIS HERRERA AND HIS CHILD 15. VIEW OF HERRERA'S WIFE JUDITH 16. LUIS HERRERA AND HIS CHILD SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: FUSAGASUGA, COLOMBIA
  • Country: Colombia
  • Reuters ID: LVA9ZJGY8BAXEPCTHJ6P3U0UKQ5R
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