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Son of official assassinated by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar is named Colombia's next interior minister

Son of official assassinated by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar is named Colombia's next interior minister
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Colombian hard-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Friday named a former lawmaker whose father was killed by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar as his future interior minister. De la Espriella narrowly won Sunday's runoff by less than a percentage point and has pledged to use a heav...

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