1980 Colombia hostage crisis recalled on 45th anniversary

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On Feb. 27, 1980, Colombian militants called the M-19 stormed the Dominican Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. They took nearly 60 people hostage, including diplomats and country ambassadors. The crisis would last 61 days before it was resolved and the militants left for Cuba. To find out more about the events from the crisis and why they remain significant, Host Marco Wermans speaks with Alex Fattal, a professor at the University of Calfornia, San Diego.

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