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A hero's funeral was given
yesterday to fallen police
official,
Óscar Gerardo Quesada Fallas,
who was killed in the line
of duty while saving a
hostage in the Monteverde
failed bank robbery.
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MASSACRE IN
MONTEVERDE:
Small Town Tries to Return
to Normal
Calm and tranquility returned to
small town Santa Elena de Monteverde following some 28 hours of violence
that resulted in 9 deaths and dozens injured when four men attempted to
rob the local branch of the Banco Nacional.
MASSACRE IN
MONTEVERDE:
Crowd Wanted to Lynch "the
Beast"
“Suelten a ese hijuep... para matarlo”, were the screams outside the
bank where Erlin Hurtado Martínez killed 7 and took dozens hostage in a
frustrated bank hold up of the local branch of the Banco Nacional in
Santa Elena de Monteverde.
MASSACRE IN
MONTEVERDE:
Minister Ramos Defends His Actions
While some Legislative Deputies
are calling for the resignation of Ministro de Seguridad Pública,
Rogelio Ramos, authorities from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial
(OIJ) and the Fuerza Publica are calling the police operation in
Monteverde a success.
Father Joins Costa Rica Search for Son
The father of a Melbourne,
Australia university student missing in Costa Rica is to due to join the
search for his son.
Electrical Power Rationing May Be Reality in 2007
A manager at the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) confirmed
that come 2007 there will be a drop in the supply of electrical power in
the country.
LATIN AMERICA
Iran, Venezuela to boost economic ties
Iranian President Mohammad
Khatami arrived here Thursday for a three-day visit aimed at boosting
bilateral ties.
Colombian, Panamanian leaders to discuss energy, trade
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
will travel to Panama on Sunday to discuss bilateral cooperation in
energy and trade with his Panamanian counterpart, Martin Torrijos, the
Colombian government said Thursday.
Belgian PM Receives Cuban
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Belgium´s Prime Minister Guy
Verhofstadt received Cuba´s Minister of Foreign Affairs Felipe Pérez
Roque, who is visiting different European countries, and analyzed the
state of bilateral relations and issues of international politics in a
respectful and friendly atmosphere.
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