Freed Betancourt makes radio broadcast to jungle hostages

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PARIS (AFP) — Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt sent a radio message Sunday to all hostages still in the grips of FARC rebels, as she recovered in Paris from her six-year ordeal, her sister said.

Freed from Marxist rebels in Colombia's jungle Wednesday, Betancourt went on Colombian radio to tell the remaining hostages French President Nicolas Sarkozy had "pledged to keep working for their release," her sister Astrid told AFP.

"I know that freedom will come very soon," the former presidential candidate told them from her Paris hotel. She was speaking on a night-time radio slot reserved for hostages' families, where her mother had sent her daily messages of support.

Betancourt, who also has French nationality, was given a clean bill of health after...