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BOGOTA, Colombia — Former Sen. Luis Eladio Perez, once a hostage in the jungle with the three Americans and Ingrid Betancourt, flew to the U.S. on Wednesday after death threats made it clear that remaining in Colombia imperiled his life.
Perez, a close ally of Betancourt who was freed by the rebels in February, thinks that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, issued the threats after a Colombian general implied that Perez had provided intelligence information to authorities who were planning last week’s dramatic rescue. Perez said he had played no role.
