Colombian President Iván Duque is deploying military forces to the city of Cali after at least three people died in increasingly violent protests and talks to end the social uprising stalled
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.
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