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September 07, 2020 – 05:08 pm
Newsroom of El País
At least five people were killed on Monday in rural Zaragoza, Antioquia, by heavily armed men, human rights organizations and national media reported.
The massacre occurred in the village of La Valentina, according to the NGO Corporación Jurídica Libertad on Twitter. “One of the people was admitted to the hospital and four bodies were left lying in the place,” added the trill.
#Urgent We confirm that in the municipality of Zaragoza – Antioquia there was a new massacre. 5 people were murdered with a firearm in a rural area, La Valentina village. One of the people was admitted to the hospital and 4 bodies were left lying in the place.
– C. Jurídica Libertad (@CorpoJuridicaLi) September 7, 2020
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According to the first reports, the violent act occurred in a pool hall in the area, where the armed men arrived and opened fire on those present.
General Juan Carlos Ramírez, commander of the Army’s Seventh Division, indicated that units from this institution and uniformed members of the National Police are traveling to the site.
Up to now, more information on the alleged perpetrators or the victims is unknown. First hypotheses would point to the fact that the Clan del Golfo was behind the massacre and that those killed were miners from the area.
Faced with information from the community about an alleged violent act in the rural area of Zaragoza, Antioquia; troops of @ Army_Div7 and @PoliceColombia They travel to the site to confirm the situation and protect the population of the region.
– Major General Juan Carlos Ramírez Trujillo (@GralJuanRamirez) September 7, 2020
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