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Colombia: Massacres Climbed To 25 Over the Weekend
The sign reads, "They keep killing us", Bogota, Colombia, 2020. | Photo: EFE
Published 4 April 2021
Armed men caused the death of six people in two separate attacks in the Quindio department.
Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) confirmed a new massacre in the Circasia municipality in the Quindio department.
A group of armed men opened indiscriminate fire in the La Esmeralda neighborhood, killing four people and injuring three others.
Quindio's Interior Secretary Jaime Perez indicated that the violent attack might be related to drug trafficking scuffles in the locality.
He also informed that a 7-month-old baby and an 8-year-old girl were at the site of the incident. They will be placed under protection by the Institute of Family Welfare.
More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Massacres-Climbed-To-25-Over-the-Weekend-20210404-0003.html
