Colombian police funeral
BOG20O0O32801 - 28 MARCH 2000 - BOGOTA, COLOMBIA: General Tapias, left, and head of the Colombian Army, and Police Director Rosso Jose Serrano, right, lead the funeral procession, March 28, in Bogota for 15 of the 21 policemen who where killed by FARC guerillas. The policemen were killed during an action last weekend during a heavy attack on Vig’a del Puente, a small and poor village located on a remote area of northwest Colombia.The village was completly destroyed along with 10 civilians and most of the police force. jr/rs/Rafa Salafranca UPI
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