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Two
Die In Explosion In Colombia
Bogota - Two Colombian paupers died in an explosion
in the southwestern city of Cali on Saturday,
authorities said.
One pauper opened a bag given by strangers that was
supposed to be filled with food when an artificial
explosive was detonated, Eliana Salamanca, secretary
of the Cali government, was quoted as saying by
Colombian media.
The pauper and one of his fellows were killed on the
spot, and another fellow pauper was injured by the
explosive wave.
Witnesses said several people on a motorcycle
stopped in front of the victim and gave him the bag,
which they said was full of food. The man believed
them and opened it.
Tobias Ayala, a human rights activist in Cali, said
the two deaths might be the result of the so-called
"social cleaning." On Friday, two other paupers were
killed around Cali.
"The action was likely aimed at the most vulnerable
people in the country," Ayala said. " The poor were
the hitting targets of some people who want to
'clear' the society," he said.
Local police were investigating the incident. |
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