Journalist escapes attack uninjured

BOGOTA (AP):

The editor of Colombia's top news magazine says gunmen fired five shots at its prize-winning investigations chief, but he was uninjured.

Semana editor Alejandro Santos says Ricardo Calderón was attacked on Wednesday night by two gunmen who got out of a car and called his name when he stopped at a toll booth in Girardot, a town southwest of Bogotá.

Santos says Calderón escaped by diving into a dark roadside ditch.

The 42-year-old Calderón has written sensitive stories, including reports about illegal spying by the DAS domestic intelligence agency that led to its dismantling and the jailing of more than 20 agents.

Santos said he is working on a story about cushy conditions for military officers convicted of human rights violations held at a military base near Girardot.