Bogota siege over?
NZPA-Reuter Bogota Guerrillas who have occupied the Dominican Republic’s embassy in Bogota for 60 days left apparently with all 16 hostages in two buses, followed by Red Cross ambulances, on a 13km trip to Bogota’s airport and an exile flight to Cuba.
A Soviet-built Cuban aircraft had earlier arrived at the airport and began refueling for the flight to Havana.
Newsmen said that the two buses pulled up to the embassy, loaded the guerrillas and hostages quickly, and left along a highway to the airport where access was being limted by troops. The Colombian Government apparently reached agreement on Saturday with the 15 to 20 guerrillas, who took over the building during a diplomatic reception on February 27.
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Press, 28 April 1980, Page 6
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