Mass Grave Yields 14 Bodies In Colombia
Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter Bogota, Colombia (AHN) - Authorities believe a right-wing paramilitary militia is responsible for the deaths of 14 people whose bodies were unearthed from a grave in southwest Colombia. Forensic scientists believe they may find more victims as they continue searching the area around the grave. The search is part of an investigation into the militia, which has been accused of killing civilians. The office of chief federal prosecutor Mario Iguaran says he visited the mass grave near La Hormiga, in Putumayo province. More tests will have to be performed to determine the identities of the victims and how they were killed. In the last 18 months, more than 400 bodies have been found in mass graves throughout Colombia. About a quarter of them have been discovered since June 20. The United Self-defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, is suspected of being responsible for most of the killings. Since the AUC made a peace deal with the government in 2003, the country's murder rate has dropped sharply.
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