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Kidnapped soccer star rescued after shootout between police and captors in Ecuador jungle

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Pedro Perlaza , 33 , a defender with top-flight club Delfin, was freed along with another person, police say.

Perlaza had been held in a wooden shack built on stilts, tucked into a wooded area.

Police "were met by bullets from the criminals" near the coastal town of Atacames , a police official says.

Three suspects have been arrested and police say they demanded $ 60,000 in exchange for their release.

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