The World : Looters Seized in Armero

Hundreds of looters in Armero, Colombia, were arrested last week, one month after about 23,000 people were killed in a volcanic mud slide that buried the prosperous farming town, Colombian authorities said. A military officer said that in the past three or four days there had been a recurrence of looting that began immediately after the eruption. He said several hundred looters had been arrested, and “today (Saturday) alone we picked up nearly 100.� During the initial wave of looting, soldiers reportedly shot to death four people caught in the act.