Armed attackers killed at least 14 civilians, including a 12-year-old boy, in two separate attacks on Sunday in coastal areas of the South American nation.

Armed attackers killed at least 14 civilians, including a 12-year-old boy, in two separate attacks on Sunday in coastal areas of the South American nation.

The South American nation has reeled under a substantial increase in violent crime over the last several years.

Police say a boy, 12, was among the victims of the latest mass shooting in a country plagued by drug violence.