Authorities and civil organizations have reported three massacres carried out in different parts of Colombia since last Friday, in which ten people died, including three community members from a local nature reserve in Nariño, in the southwest of the country.
Three people were killed this Sunday at dawn in the Montes district of the Caribbean city. Barranquillawhen they were in a nightclub.
According to eyewitnesses quoted in the local newspaper Heraldtwo men on a motorcycle fired at a group of men near the establishment and two of them, Jorge Elicer Aguilar D Carlos Julio Suarezstreet vendors of food and hot drinks died instantly.
A third person, Ángel Mesias, believed to be a taxi driver who had gone shopping from the slain merchants, was taken to hospital but later also died.
three natives killed
The first massacre took place last Friday on the road leading to the local reservation. Chile in Mayasquer, in Nariño, when they were killed three community members the Panan and Chile reservations.
Association of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia (AICO) He assured that “the loss of these valuable people leaves a huge void among their relatives, friends and community” of the Pastos and Killasingas peoples.
“This crime is added to the murders systematic and violations human rights committed against our indigenous peoples and communities in the country,” the AICO said in a statement.
Minister of Internal Affairs, Alphonse Pradacondemned on Saturday the murder of these three members of the community, Adriana Guerrero Tarapues, Stalin Emilson Calpa and Diego Armando España, and expressed his “solidarity with indigenous peoples”while calling for “immediate action” by all authorities.
Massacre in Cucuta
The second massacre took place on Saturday in the area of New townin Cúcuta, the capital of the department of Norte de Santander and the main border crossing from Venezuela.
According to the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz), gunmen entered the area and attacked people near a car repair shop.
Police said the assailants got out of the taxi and opened fire, killing one person on the spot. The other three died in the hospital, their lives could not be saved.
These three events this year took place in Colombia. 71 massacresat least since 222 victimsaccording to data compiled by Indepaz, which reported 68 massacres in the same period last year.
(As reported by EFE)
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