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Colombian journalist Luis Carlos Ayala survives shooting

  • Source: CPJ
  • April 27, 2021

"At about 8:30 p.m. on April 20, an unidentified man aboard a motorcycle shot and slightly injured [Luis Carlos] Ayala, who works as a freelance photojournalist and often contributes to the independent news website Colombia Informa, in the western city of Cali, according to news reports and the journalist, who spoke to CPJ via messaging app.

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Ayala said he reported the crime to the national attorney general’s office and added that the government’s National Protection Unit was analyzing his case to decide whether to provide him with an armed escort or other safeguards."

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