Thousands march for Colombia hostage Betancourt

April 06, 2008

Thousands of people including French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy joined in a solemn march in Paris on Sunday to call for Colombian rebels to release former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner took part alongside Argentina's visiting President Cristina Kirchner, who has backed France's efforts to secure the release of the French-Colombian national. Similar marches were held in some 20 other French cities.