French <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate-General_for_External_Security" id="mw6Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Directorate-General for External Security">DGSE</a> personnel abort <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opération_14_juillet" id="mw6g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Opération 14 juillet">an operation</a> to rescue <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Íngrid_Betancourt" id="mw6w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Íngrid Betancourt">Íngrid Betancourt</a> from <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FARC" id="mw7A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="FARC">FARC</a> rebels in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" id="mw7Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.