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BOGOTA — Two Roman Catholic nuns shot and killed a thief who broke into
their sanctuary in central Colombia, authorities say.
The sharp-shooting nuns, who have not been named, blasted the intruder in the
head with a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver after they heard strange noises
in the corridors of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Miracles, the patron saint of
aviators.
Police said the fatal shooting occurred Wednesday night at the cloister in the city
of Tunja but only gave details Saturday after releasing the two nuns on bail.
A police spokesman in Tunja said nuns at the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Miracles
began night-time patrols early this year following seven previous break-ins during
which chickens and some religious relics were stolen.
Local military commanders had given the nuns the revolver, together with the
relevant gun license, so that they could protect themselves from potential attack.
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BOGOTA — Two Roman Catholic nuns shot and killed a thief who broke into
their sanctuary in central Colombia, authorities say.
The sharp-shooting nuns, who have not been named, blasted the intruder in the
head with a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver after they heard strange noises
in the corridors of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Miracles, the patron saint of
aviators.
Police said the fatal shooting occurred Wednesday night at the cloister in the city
of Tunja but only gave details Saturday after releasing the two nuns on bail.
A police spokesman in Tunja said nuns at the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Miracles
began night-time patrols early this year following seven previous break-ins during
which chickens and some religious relics were stolen.
Local military commanders had given the nuns the revolver, together with the
relevant gun license, so that they could protect themselves from potential attack.
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