Shootout in Colombian Church Kills Three

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A gunfight broke out in a church in a cocaine-producing region of southern Colombia, leaving at least three people dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Sunday.

The bloodshed began when assailants entered the church Saturday night and shot and killed a man in the pews, said Maj. Eduardo Beltran, police commander in Puerto Asis, where the attack occurred.

The apparent target of the hit men was in another row with his family, however, and when the shooting started, he took out a gun and shot back, the commander said. ``It turned into a firefight,'' Beltran said.