2018 Tumeremo massacre

2018 Tumeremo massacre
LocationTumeremo, Bolívar, Venezuela
Date14—16 October 2018[1]
Targetminers
Deaths7[1]
Injured6

The 2018 Tumeremo massacre is at least the third civilian massacre of miners in the Venezuelan town of Tumeremo since 2016.[2] Occurring over three days from 14 October 2018, it is suspected that a Colombian guerrilla group is responsible for the murders.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Ramírez, María; Daniels, Joe Parkin (Oct 30, 2018). "Colombian rebels blamed for killing spree 400 miles inside Venezuela". The Guardian. Retrieved May 26, 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "New massacre in Venezuela's Mining Arc". Oct 18, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2019.