Bolivian radio owner set on fire
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Masked men made an horrific attack on the owner and editor of a Bolivian radio station by pouring petrol on him and setting him ablaze. Fernando Vidal, 78, is now in intensive care after suffering severe burns to his head, chest, stomach and arms.Staff at Radio Radio Popular in Yacuiba, near the Argentine border, told how four men wearing masks burst into the offices with canisters of petrol. After pouring the fuel on station equipment, they then threw it on to Vidal.He was conducting an interview with two women on drug smuggling in the border region when the attack occurred.
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