(FLIP/IFEX) – On 22 May 2005, Reuters journalist William Parra was attacked on the highway between the town of Sequilé and Bogotá, according to a member of the press agency. According to reports, an unidentified man got into the journalist’s vehicle and stabbed him several times, then tied him up and threw him into a […]
(FLIP/IFEX) – On 22 May 2005, Reuters journalist William Parra was attacked on the highway between the town of Sequilé and Bogotá, according to a member of the press agency. According to reports, an unidentified man got into the journalist’s vehicle and stabbed him several times, then tied him up and threw him into a ravine near the highway. Parra is currently recovering at a clinic.
No motive for the attack has been identified so far. However, FLIP will continue investigating to determine whether the incident was related to the journalist’s work.
