Gunmen shot and killed a mayoral candidate in a central Colombian town, police said Saturday, bringing to 16 the number of political candidates killed in the run-up to elections later this month.
Jorge Roa was attacked on Friday while driving in a rural area outside of Chivor in Boyaca state, police Colonel Alvaro Miranda said. One of Roa's companions was also killed and two other passengers injured, he said.
Roa, a candidate with the Conservative Party, had not reported any death threats, and it was unclear who the assailants were, Miranda said. However, the newspaper El Tiempo reported that Roa's relatives received a phone call shortly after the attack from people claiming to be rebels and claiming responsibility.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/10/06/2003070630Our drug/political agenda is working well in Colombia. (Is this Elliot Abrams territory?)
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