The World : Colombian Bishop Slain

The Roman Catholic bishop of the Colombian border town of Arauca has been found murdered, police reported. Bishop Jesus Emilio Jaramillo was shot several times in the head by leftist guerrillas of the National Liberation Army, Gen. Rafael Padilla, the commander of the army’s 2nd Division, said. Padilla blamed a rebel faction headed by a former Spanish priest known only as Ayala for the killing. He did not say what the guerrillas’ motive could have been. Local officials said Jaramillo had played a key role in setting up health and education programs in the remote region.