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Archbishop Romero of San Salvador

An eye-witness account of the murder of the outspoken cleric in March 1980. He is soon to declared a saint by the Catholic church.

Journalist Milagro Granados recalls the murder of the outspoken Salvadoran cleric, who was shot dead while saying mass at the altar by a right-wing death squad in March 1980. She was there at the moment of his assassination.
Archbishop Romero is soon to be declared a saint.

(Photo: A man cleans a mural of former Archbishop Romero in Panchimalco, El Salvador. Credit: Marvin RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Fri 22 May 2015 07:50GMT
麻豆社 World Service Online

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