'20 students missing', 1 injured after US endorsement triggers brutal repression of Colombia's peace
20 students missing, 1 injured after US endorsement triggers brutal repression of Colombias peaceful protest
by Adriaan Alsema November 27, 2019
Colombias police returned to brutal repression on Wednesday after the US government expressed its support for President Ivan Duque, who has been facing mass anti-government protests for a week.
According to the District University Human Rights Network, police arrested approximately 20 students near three bus terminals in Bogota. At least one student was seriously injured.
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Attacks follow day of peaceful protests and US endorsement
The sudden outbreak of violence and wave of arrests followed hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted his support for Duque, who has been under fire over violent attempts to repress peaceful protests.
The top US official said he supported Duques National Conversation. The talks have been rejected by strike leaders, however, because the president allegedly refused to attend concerns on which they have been trying to negotiate since a month prior to the beginning of last weeks national strike.
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