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Indigenous Leader Killed In Southwest In Latest Attack

October 30 2019

Colombia

At least five people have been killed and five injured in a suspected attack by dissident Colombian rebel groups, reports Colombia Reports. 

On Tuesday, a car carrying indigenous governor Cristina Bautista and her bodyguards was stopped in Corinto, southwest Colombia, said local indigenous authority CRIC.

Gunmen, believed to be by members of a FARC cell led by Dagoberto Ramos, opened fire, killing all five. 

An ambulance and other first responders were also attacked. 

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