Colombian president condemns killing of Venezuelan activist


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  • Saturday, 28 Nov 2015

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos speaks after casting his vote during local and regional elections at Bolivar Square in Bogota, Colombia October 25, 2015. REUTERS/John Vizcaino

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Friday the whole world should condemn the killing of a Venezuelan opposition activist ahead of the country's elections next week.

Luis Diaz, a leader of the opposition Democratic Action party in Guarico state in Venezuela's central plains, was shot dead toward the end of a public meeting on Wednesday night, the latest of several violent incidents in the campaign ahead of Dec. 6 elections.

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