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To: NickSE who wrote (75782)	2/19/2003 6:59:36 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 281500

Situation in Venezuela is going from bad to worse. -ng- Venezuela Reels from Killings of Dissidents abcnews.go.com CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela reeled on Wednesday from the shotgun-killings of three dissident soldiers and a protester opposed to President Hugo Chavez, as police and grieving relatives split over whether the quadruple homicide was political. According to police investigations, about twelve unidentified armed men kidnapped the four victims on Saturday night as they were leaving a protest. They were bound, gagged, and some were tortured before the gunmen executed them. The last two bodies, badly decomposed and showing signs of torture, were found on Tuesday on the outskirts of Caracas. [...] "This is like a chess game," said Pinto's brother. "First they go after the pawns and then later for top leaders." [...]