The World - News from May 3, 1989
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Police are digging up a mass grave in a deep pit in northeastern Colombia, where as many as 55 victims of political violence are feared to have been buried, authorities reported. Police said five bodies were uncovered at Hoyo Malo (Evil Hole) near the town of San Vicente de Chucuri, 150 miles northeast of Bogota. They included two men killed 15 days ago by the pro-Cuban National Liberation Army and three people who died more than a year ago. Observers said at least 50 more bodies may be in the pit, according to San Vicente Mayor Alvaro Pico Gomez. Both leftist guerrillas and right-wing death squads are believed to be active in the area.
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