Colombian President Ivan Duque has announced military assistance would be sent to support police in the Cauca Department after several people died in protests."Starting tonight the maximum deployment of military assistance will .
Colombia would begin “the maximum deployment” of military personnel in the western province of Valle del Cauca and its capital, Cali, Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Friday, after four people died in protests to mark a month of anti-government demonstrations.
The four died in and around Cali on Friday as tens of thousands marched across the country in the latest in demonstrations that started on April 28 to oppose tax reform but have since expanded to include wide-ranging demands.
Talks between the government and protest leaders, including union leaders who have formed a national strike committee, have stalled.
“From tonight begins the
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