BOGOTA, Colombia - Three American military contractors held hostage by leftist rebels for more than four years could be killed if government troops attempt to rescue them, an escaped Colombian hostage said during a television interview.
The comments on Friday by police officer Jhon Frank Pinchao, who spent eight years in captivity, came on the same day President Alvaro Uribe ordered his military to intensify efforts to free the hostages.
In a 40-minute interview with state-run television, Pinchao said the three Americans - Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes and Keith Stansell - arrived 10 months ago at the rebel camp where he, former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and …
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