Ex-Colombia president summoned over 1997 paramilitary massacre
Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe will appear before the attorney general's office next week over a 1997 paramilitary massacre, authorities said Thursday. While Uribe was governor of the Antioquia department, a group of 150 right-wing paramilitary members killed at least 15 people in the village of El Aro. Last week, paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso, at a hearing with Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace, said Uribe "always knew about the operation."
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Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe will appear before the attorney general's office next week over a 1997 paramilitary massacre, authorities said Thursday. While Uribe was governor of the Antioquia department, a group of 150 right-wing paramilitary members killed at least 15 people in the village of El Aro. Last week, paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso, at a hearing with Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace, said Uribe "always knew about the operation." 
