Send Out The Clowns

Two clowns have been shot and killed during a children's circus performance in Colombia. The unidentified gunmen burst into the Circo del Sol de Cali and shot the clowns in front of 20 to 50 people - mostly children. The audience was slow to react thinking the shootings were part of the show. One of the clowns was killed instantly and the second died the next day in hospital. Police have not arrested any suspects and are still investigating a possible motive. "The killings had nothing to do with the show the victims were performing at the time of the incident," said a police spokesman. A witness said: "The clowns came out to give their show and then this guy came out shooting them." Last year, a prominent circus clown, known as Pepe, was also shot dead by a unknown assailant in the same suburb of Cucuta. ITV News 02/22/07