Fresh protests called in Colombia after 19 die
HIGHLY CRITICIZED BILL: The government on Sunday ordered that the tax reform proposal be withdrawn from Congress, but rallies continued across the nation
AFP, BOGOTA
Protesters in Colombia on Monday called for a new mass rally after 19 people died and more than 800 were wounded in clashes during five days of demonstrations against a proposed government tax reform.
The office of Colombia’s human rights ombudsman said that 18 civilians and a police officer died in violence during the protests that began throughout the nation on Wednesday last week, while 846 people, including 306 civilians, were injured.
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