Colombian leader condemns massacre

Friday, May 10, 2002

BOJAYA, Colombia -- Colombian President Andres Pastrana walked Thursday in a church where 117 civilians died in a rebel bombardment, a building stained by blood and littered with human remains and torn baby clothes. The world, he said, must condemn the killings.

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