While much coverage was given in the foreign press about the hostage taking and subsequent release of four Belgian tourists in Izabal, nothing was mentioned about the death of Mario Caal Bolón. Here's a press release from the Comite de Unidad Campesina (CUC):
ASESINADO CAMPESINO EN INCURSION MILITAR EN COMUNIDADES Q’EQCHÌ’ DE LIVINGSTON, IZABAL
En la agudización de la crisis generada en Livingston, Izabal, el gobierno de la UNE le ha dado una salida militar y represiva a la problemática de las comunidades Q`eqchi´; como parte de su política de defensa de los intereses de los terratenientes nacionales y de las empresas transnacionales, asentados en dicha región.
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