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Colombia Deploys Troops To Quell Protests
By artappraiser on Sat, 08/31/2013 - 10:17am |By Eyder Peralta, Reuters, August 30, 2013
Colombian President Manuel Santos deployed members of the country's armed forces in an effort to quell violent protests that have paralyzed many cities including the capital of Bogotá.
"I've ordered the militarization of Bogotá and I will do the same of any other place where it is necessary," Santos said on Friday in a televised address, according to El Tiempo. Santos said he was putting as making as many as 50,000 troops available.
CNN reports that protesters clashed with riot police in Bogotá on Thursday, leaving two dead. CNN adds [....]
For more see:
Colombia on edge as protests sweep the country
By Miriam Wells, Christian Science Monitor, August 30, 2013
Thousands of miners, truck drivers, health workers, and teachers have joined farmers in strikes that have blocked major arteries across Colombia.
URL:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/30/217350446/colombia-deploys-troops-to-quell-protests
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