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Bodyguards injured in attack on Afrocolombian leaders in southwest Colombia
by Adriaan Alsema May 4, 2019
Armed men attacked Afrocolombian leaders who were preparing a pending meeting with the national government, they said Saturday. Two bodyguards were injured.
According to black rights organization PCN, armed men started shooting and threw a hand grenade while black rights leaders were meeting in a farm in Santander de Quilichao in the north of the Cauca province.
The bodyguards who had been appointed to protect some of the leaders, were able to repel the attack, but two were injured, according to PCN.
Some of the leaders have been threatened by the Aguilas Negras, a far-right group that opposed the ethnic minorities in land disputes with large land owners. ELN guerrillas and rearmed FARC guerrillas are also active in the area.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/bodyguards-injured-in-attack-on-afrocolombian-leaders-in-southwest-colombia/