Tag: Colombia
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Clashes in Colombia as protests against police go into second day
New protests erupted in Colombia late Thursday in reaction to two police officers, who allegedly killed a man in Bogota, with demonstrators clashing with police in several cities. Protesters attacked police posts and banks, threw stones and petrol bombs, burned tyres and garbage containers as well as blocking roads in the Bogota area, where previous…
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Rioting in Colombia after police are accused of killing man
Rioting erupted in Colombia on Wednesday after two police officers were accused of killing a man, with protesters attacking police stations and clashing with security forces. More than 15 police stations were stoned or otherwise attacked in Bogota, with three of them set on fire, news programme Noticentro 1 CM& reported. Other police stations were…