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Colombia clowns killed on stage

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6382919.stm

Two circus clowns have been shot dead during a performance in the eastern Colombian city of Cucuta, police say.
The attacker jumped into the arena and fired before fleeing, police chief Jose Humberto Henao told Efe news agency.

Local reports say the audience of about 20 people, mostly children, thought the shooting was part of the show before realising both men had been killed.

Last year, a prominent circus clown, known as Pepe, was also shot dead by a unknown assailant in Cucuta.

The motive for the latest killing remains unclear, police said. Local media reports suggest two attackers may have been involved.

One clown was shot in the head as he performed on stage, about an hour into the Circo del Sol's evening show.

The second, named as 18-year-old Franklin Leal, from Cucuta, was then shot as he stood by the ticket booth, according to the newspaper La Opinion.

The travelling circus had set up in a suburb of Cucuta, capital of Norte de Santander province near the Venezuelan border, about 10 days earlier, the paper says.

By morphus on May 29, 2008, 05:27 in Politics & the war.

morphus says on May 29, 2008, 05:29:

Whats up with killing clowns in Colombia?

"Last year, a prominent circus clown, known as Pepe, was also shot dead by a unknown assailant in Cucuta"

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slguy says on May 29, 2008, 05:31:

they were trying to organize a clown's union?

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

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slguy says on May 29, 2008, 05:34:

or maybe the killers worked for a very envious hugo chavez?

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

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webmanco says on May 29, 2008, 05:37:

In Colombia you just don´t joke around

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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ietk says on May 29, 2008, 05:39:

This happened a year and half ago, that's old news I think the killer new the first victim or something like that.

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miamimike says on May 29, 2008, 06:06:

It happening Cucuta is no surprise, that town has been extremely dangerous for decades,,,At times, life is of little importance in this part of the world where a "Hit" can be had for a few hundred USD...

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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Brians says on May 29, 2008, 06:24:

That happened about a year ago and Pepe met his maker about two years ago. Clowns as I understand it are feared for the most part in the countrysides of Colombia. Therefore not surprising...

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morphus says on May 29, 2008, 06:25:

It still happened. it does'nt matter how long ago.

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guacharaca says on May 29, 2008, 06:26:

Someone should tell them that politicians are clowns too.

Colombianos: Las armas os han dado independencia, las leyes os daran libertad. (Santander)

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robi666 says on May 29, 2008, 07:00:

Someone should advise RAAAY to leave the country...

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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Robert Jorge says on May 29, 2008, 07:06:

So are you calling for more politically motivated killings guacharaca? That's just what Colombia needs.

BEWARE of gold diggers.

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Medellin Traveler says on May 29, 2008, 07:12:

Maybe someone took offense to one of the skits. I've been to the circus in Colombia and the clowns sometimes put on a show that includes the audience, usually making an audience member take the brunt of the jokes.

I image that there are people who do not want to be the center of attention, too many people take it personal.

"Huevos Rancheros en Medellin, No Quiero Taco Bell." - www.medellintraveler.com

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billyb says on May 29, 2008, 07:30:

That should serve as warning to some of you that want to come down to Colombia and start acting like clowns ;)

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gringoloid says on May 29, 2008, 08:00:

what's pain if you can't laugh at it?

What's the difference between a dead cat in the road and a dead clown in the road?
There's skid marks in front of the cat.

Why aren't you allowed to incinerate clowns?
They burn funny.

How do you kill a clown who has big floppy shoes?
With a big floppy sack of door knobs.

Who are the three blind men?

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Mr. Hollywood says on May 29, 2008, 08:14:

Probably taken out by angry mimes.

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Mononoke28 says on May 29, 2008, 08:16:

I hate clowns but my hate doesn't go that far. Although I did have a strong urge to kill Bebé as a kid 'cause he was so annoying. Remember him from Animalandia? How about those clowns they used to send out on the streets to measure the potholes all over Bogotá? Man, they were annoying as hell.

Diana

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webmanco says on May 29, 2008, 08:39:

Mononoke28 will never marry a clown :-)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Mononoke28 says on May 29, 2008, 08:40:

Some times I think I have... =D

Diana

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webmanco says on May 29, 2008, 08:44:

And are they alive to tell?

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Mononoke28 says on May 29, 2008, 08:45:

Unfortunately... Joke!!! XD

Diana

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webmanco says on May 29, 2008, 08:47:

alive with a broken heart is like being dead. Muerto al pozo y vivo al gozo :-)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Mononoke28 says on May 29, 2008, 08:49:

Sí, pero chito!

BTW, is your avatar picture of champús?

Diana

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webmanco says on May 29, 2008, 08:51:

Yes, will change it soon, and not for Mitch´s head and shoulders. :-)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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billyb says on May 29, 2008, 13:20:

Reminds me of the Paggliacci (sp) episode on Seinfeld.

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greg says on May 29, 2008, 14:04:

Might have been Kramer from Seinfeld. He hates clowns and has been living in SA after his meltdown last year

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Catfish35 says on May 29, 2008, 22:44:

Wish they would send one or two of the clown killers up here for Ronald Macdonald....Now thats a clown I would like to see get his honker blown off!!!!

"So many guns, and so few brains". sam spade

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adrimm says on May 29, 2008, 23:03:

Wasn';t there a Frank Leal here on PBH at one time?

edit: Aha.. yes here we are: http://poorbuthappy.com/frankleal/comments/?page=2 from Bucaramanga it appears.

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webmanco says on May 30, 2008, 06:53:

I was about to say the same thing Frank Leas was inviting people to Bucaramanga.

Amigos de Colombia

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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morphus says on May 30, 2008, 07:01:

Heres a clown that deserved to be killed. The serial killer John Wayne Gacy as Bobo the Clown:

8989hjhjh

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kalder says on May 30, 2008, 07:20:

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Former British PM Margaret Thatcher

'Humorous' clown icon of popular fast-food outlet

Separated at birth?

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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adrimm says on May 31, 2008, 00:23:

Webmanco.... you remember him too... hmmm.. I'm really starting to feel like an old-timer on PBH... we have regulars but from 3 or 4 years ago there really has been some serious turn over.

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