Gunmen kill two, injure six in Colombian church shootout

Published January 20th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Four gunmen burst into a Roman Catholic church and opened fire on Sunday, killing two people and injuring six others as they celebrated mass in a northwestern part of the city, according to police. 

 

"The latest report that we have is two deaths, one of them at the scene and another in hospital. We also have six wounded," Colonel Daniel Castilblanco said, cited by AFP. 

 

Preliminary police reports had said two gunmen wounded four and killed one man whom they were hired to kill. 

 

The hit-men, toting automatic weapons, arrived at the church in the Villa Luz section of the capital aboard a motorbike, police added. (Albawaba.com) 

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