Journalist assassinated in western Colombia

A Colombian journalist was shot dead in broad daylight Thursday on a street in western Colombia, reported Colombian media.

Argemiro Cardenas Agudelo was manager of Metro Radio in Dosquebradas, the Risaralda Department town where he died and where he had previously served as mayor.

The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) condemned the murder, but said it was “

But fellow journalist Juan Antonio Ruiz, who worked with Cardenas at the newspaper La Tarde de Pereira, threw doubt over the idea of the murder being motivated by his journalism, telling FLIP,

Pereira Metropolitan Police offered a reward of up to five million pesos ($2840) for information leading to the apprehension of Cardenas’ assailants, while Dosquebradas government minister Maria Rivera announced three days of mourning.

Cardenas was elected to the mayorship as the Liberal Party candidate in 1997.

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