Colombia: A journalist suffers an attack after reporting threats; protection had been withdrawn

Colombian journalist Walter López was the victim of an attack on Wednesday, November 4, when several armed men entered his home in the municipality of Barracabermeja, in the department of Santander. The attack occurred weeks after he received threats from people who claimed to belong to a criminal gang and denounced the withdrawal of his security device.

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5 Nov 2026, 23:18 UTC