Venezuela Unearths 15 Torture-Murder Victims
<i> Reuters</i>
CARACAS, Venezuela —
Authorities have discovered the remains of 15 victims of apparent torture and summary execution buried at least a year ago along Venezuela’s border with Colombia, officials said Tuesday.
A regional police chief was detained in connection with the discovery on suspicion that he ordered the killings because of the victims’ suspected links with Colombian guerrillas, the officials said.
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