American Held Hostage in Colombia Freed

From: NPR All Things Considered | Date: September 16, 1995 | Copyright information

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Daniel Zwerdling talks to Thomas Hargrove who was held hostage in Colombia for nearly a year and freed three weeks ago. He is back home inGranbury Texas and reads from his diary.

DANIEL ZWERDLING, Host: Exactly one year ago this coming week an American science writer named Thomas Hargrove was driving to work at an agricultural research center near Cali, Colombia, when a band of guerrilla fighters blocked the road, stopped the car, and kidnapped him. Just over three weeks ago the guerrillas let him go. Hargrove was lucky. Colombia is notorious enough for ...

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