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Segura, Javier (1973-2004)

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<center><font size="+2">'''Colombian pastor killed by a bomb in Bogota'''</font></center>
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<span style="font-variant:small-caps">'''By Robert Rhodes'''</span>
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<font size="1">Mennonite Weekly Review</font>
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BOGOTA, Colombia &#8212; The pastor of a Mennonite church in the capital of strife-torn Colombia was killed in a bomb blast Nov. 28 as he waited for a bus.
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At his funeral Dec. 1, friends and ministry associates recalled the young pastor's dedication to the church.
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Javier Segura, 31, pastor of a new congregation in Bogota's La Victoria neighborhood, died instantly when the bomb exploded about 10:15 p.m. outside a city building near downtown Bogota.
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Segura was the only person killed in the blast, which also wounded six other peole, according to news reports.
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Segura had been a pastor for less than a year, according to a news release from ''Iglesia Menonita Colombia,'' or IMCOL, the Colombian Mennonite Church. He had just said goodnight to his fiancee and was waiting for a public bus when the explosion occurred.
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At the time, Segura was on his way home, where he shares a dwelling with his elderly parents, according to IMCOL.
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Reports said the bomb had
   
 
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Revision as of 17:00, 17 January 2011

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2004 Dec 13 p. 1, 2

Birth date: 1973

text of obituary:

Segura javier funeral 2004.jpg
Colombian pastor killed by a bomb in Bogota

By Robert Rhodes

Mennonite Weekly Review

BOGOTA, Colombia — The pastor of a Mennonite church in the capital of strife-torn Colombia was killed in a bomb blast Nov. 28 as he waited for a bus.

At his funeral Dec. 1, friends and ministry associates recalled the young pastor's dedication to the church.

Javier Segura, 31, pastor of a new congregation in Bogota's La Victoria neighborhood, died instantly when the bomb exploded about 10:15 p.m. outside a city building near downtown Bogota.

Segura was the only person killed in the blast, which also wounded six other peole, according to news reports.

Segura had been a pastor for less than a year, according to a news release from Iglesia Menonita Colombia, or IMCOL, the Colombian Mennonite Church. He had just said goodnight to his fiancee and was waiting for a public bus when the explosion occurred.

At the time, Segura was on his way home, where he shares a dwelling with his elderly parents, according to IMCOL.

Reports said the bomb had

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