Venezuela denounces “mass murder” of migrants in Colombia

SANAA, Oct. 13 (YPA) – Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab on Tuesday denounced the “massive murder” of Venezuelan immigrants in Colombia, after the “extrajudicial execution” of two young people aged 12 and 18 in a border region.

“The appalling number could reach around 3,000 Venezuelans who died victims of hatred and xenophobia,” said Tarek William Saab, speaking of “the mass murder of Venezuelans in Colombia”.

“Between January and August of the year 2021 they were murdered in Colombia another 362 Venezuelans,”  he added .

On Monday, the United Nations called for an investigation into the deaths of the two teenagers, whose photos and videos have spread on social media.

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