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    Hugs, Tears and Cheers - The World Reacts to the Rescue

    The world celebrated the end of a 69-day underground ordeal after 33 trapped miners were hauled-up safely through a narrow hole drilled in 2,000 feet of rock.   

  • Reaction
    Loreto Campbell, relative of rescued miner Jorge Galleguillos, watches the rescue operation on a TV screen at the relatives camp outside the San José mine.
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  • Raúl Bustos
    In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Raúl  Bustos, center, is helped by rescue workers after being lifted out of the collapsed San José gold and copper mine.
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  • Mario Sepúlveda
    Miner Mario Sepúlveda, front right, hugs an unidentified relative after being rescued.
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  • Mario Gómez
     Miner Mario Gómez, left, gestures as he greets his wife after being rescued from the collapsed mine. 
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  • Alex Vega
     Miner Alex Vega, left, hugs his wife after being rescued.
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    AP/Government of Chile
  • Celebration
    Relatives and friends of 33 freed miners celebrate the successful rescue operation at the relatives' camp outside the San José mine.
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  • Successful Rescue
    Relatives and friends of 33 freed miners celebrate the end of a successful rescue operation at the camp outside the San José mine.
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  • María Segovia
    Maria Segovia, right, sister of freed miner Darío Segovia, embraces an unidentified person as relatives and friends of the freed miners celebrate.
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  • Darío Segovia
    Relatives of miner Darío Segovia react during his rescue operation.
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  • Carlos Barrios
    Relatives and friends of miner Carlos Barrios react while watching on a TV screen the rescue operation at the camp outside the San José mine.
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  • Spanish Newspapers
    A man walks past a stack of Spanish newspapers outside a subway station in Madrid, on Thursday Oct. 14, 2010. Headline reads ' Return to Life' 
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  • Paris
    French newspapers headlining on the rescue in a Paris newstand.
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  • French Newspaper
    The front pages of French newspapers trumpet the rescue of Chilean miners, Thursday Oct. 14, 2010. 
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  • London Papers
    A newspaper featuring the rescue is taken from a distribution stand on a street in central London.
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  • Last Miner Rescued
    The last miner to be rescued, Luis Urzúa, center, gestures as Chile's President Sebastian Piñera, right, looks on after his rescue.
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    AP/Chilean Presidential Press Office
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    Hugs, Tears and Cheers - The World Reacts to the Rescue

    The world celebrated the end of a 69-day underground ordeal after 33 trapped miners were hauled-up safely through a narrow hole drilled in 2,000 feet of rock.   

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  • Hugs, Tears and Cheers - The World Reacts to the Rescue
  • Reaction
  • Raúl Bustos
  • Mario Sepúlveda
  • Mario Gómez
  • Alex Vega
  • Celebration
  • Successful Rescue
  • María Segovia
  • Darío Segovia
  • Carlos Barrios
  • Spanish Newspapers
  • Paris
  • French Newspaper
  • London Papers
  • Last Miner Rescued