WORLD IN BRIEF : COLOMBIA : Drug City Security Chief, 2 Others Slain
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Carlos Guerro Rodriguez, chief of security for the city of Medellin, was assassinated by gunmen who fired into his jeep while he waited at a traffic light. And two more police officers were shot to death in that turbulent cocaine center. The killings appeared to signal a new surge in attacks on peace officers. Seven police officers, in addition to Guerro, were killed in 72 hours in or near the city.
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