Journalists Killed in 1993 - Motive Confirmed: Eustorgio Colmenares
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Date:
January 1994
La Opinión
March 12, 1993, in Cucuta, Colombia
Colmenares, publisher of La Opinión, was shot to death in his home in Cucuta, the capital of Norte de Santander Department. Guerrillas of the National Liberation Army took responsibility for his murder.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Editor, Publisher / Owner |
| Beats Covered: | Corruption, Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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