Colombian soldiers kill boy hunting animals

Uzbekistan News.Net
Thursday 29th July, 2010 (IANS)

A peasant boy hunting wild animals was killed by soldiers in a wooded area in Colombia, a military official said.

A second boy was wounded in Wednesday's incident, which occurred in La Argentina, a rural area near Vistahermosa town, Caracol Radio reported.

Soldiers from a mobile brigade heard gunshots, thought they were being fired at and opened fire on the boys, a military spokesmen said, adding that hunting is prohibited in the area.

The boys were armed with shotguns, he said.

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