Colombia: Killings in Cartagena

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | 1 comment | February 21st, 2007 | Trackback

For years the colonial city of Cartagena on the Caribbean coast has remained relatively immune from the violence that has plagued the rest of the country, but two recent incidents have authorities worried that the city’s peaceful reputation may be eroding. A French businessman was shot and killed when he left a fish shop Feb. 16, and an Italian tourist was killed during a botched mugging by motorcycle assailants Feb. 11. Street crime is no stranger to the city, but killings are unusual. Authorities immediately offered significant cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of suspects in both cases.

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