Four die in Sabaneta shooting

Four people died and another four were injured in Sabaneta, a town
just south of Medellin, Sunday when armed men opened fire at the players and
supporters of a soccer match.

The shooting offurred when the local amateur team and their supporters were relaxing after the match. A number of armed men arrived in taxis and one motorbikes and opened fire at the group.

The injured were taken to a local hospital.

Police say a conflict between gangs from Envigado and Itagui, two neighboring towns, is the reason for the shooting.

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