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3 Guatemalan indigenous leaders killed in separate incidents
By SONIA PEREZ D., ASSOCIATED PRESS
GUATEMALA CITY — May 14, 2018, 3:51 PM ET
Three Guatemalan indigenous leaders have been killed in separate incidents over the past week.
The Altiplano Farmworker Committee said Monday the most recent victim was Mateo Chaman Paau, a leader of that organization.
The group's statement said that Chaman Paau was killed Sunday night in the township of Coban, north of the capital. It said he had received threats related to his work.
Another member of the organization, Jose Can Xol, was killed Thursday in the Alta Verapaz area. The group said gunmen had come to the community to intimidate residents.
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/guatemalan-indigenous-leaders-killed-separate-incidents-55159470