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All 71 hostages released in Peru: Toledo
Lima, June 11: All 71 gas pipeline workers, who had been kidnapped in south-eastern Peru, were rescued and were `healthy and safe`, president Alejandro Toledo announced.
Lima, June 11: All 71 gas pipeline workers, who had
been kidnapped in south-eastern Peru, were rescued and were
"healthy and safe", president Alejandro Toledo announced.
"The workers were rescued late yesterday," Toledo said.
Toledo earlier sent 300 soldiers and police to Ayacucho
department, 600 kilometres southeast of Lima, in a bid to
rescue the gas pipeline workers seized from a camp there.
Heavily-armed gunmen on Monday seized staff from the
argentine firm Techint, which is building a gas pipeline in
the region, demanding one million dollars in ransom.
Bureau Report