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Bogota, May 6: A right-wing death squad massacred at least 17 people and “disappeared” eight others in a remote village in eastern Colombia, local officials said today. The attack, by about 200 paramilitary gunmen, took place in the village of Puerto Alvira in Meta province on Tuesday afternoon, Narciso Matus, the provincial government secretary, told reporters.
“We have confirmed that there are 17 dead, eight disappeared and six people who were seriously injured,” Matus told Radionet news radio. The radio quoted residents as saying the death toll could climb to 25, as the bodies of at least eight villagers who were dragged off by the gunmen had been discovered on the outskirts of the village.
