Top Colombian investigative journalist attacked

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The prize-winning investigations editor of Colombia’s top newsmagazine said Thursday that he believes a roadside attack on him by gunmen who put five bullets in his car was related to his work.

Ricardo Calderon, 42, was uninjured in Wednesday night’s shooting by at least two gunmen after he had stopped by the roadside to urinate in Girardot, a valley town southwest of Bogota.

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