Dutch woman, Brazilian shot dead in Colombian restaurant

A Colombian police officer. Photo: Depositphotos.com
A Colombian police officer. Photo: Depositphotos.com

A 27-year-old Dutch woman has reportedly been killed in a shooting in a restaurant in Colombia. A Brazilian national was also killed and two other people were injured.

Local media say the shooting took place in Leticia, on the border with Brazil and Peru.

Eyewitnesses said two men came into the restaurant and began shooting, and that the Dutch woman and dead Brazilian were in conversation when the killers started firing. They were taken to hospital but died of their wounds.

The two injured men are said to be local.

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