Red Cross paramedics carry the body of an agent of the attorney general's investigative unit, who opened fire on civilians before being killed in Madrid, Colombia on May 28, 2021. city of Cali, authorities said, as the country marked a full month of social unrest that has claimed dozens of lives.
The latest deaths occurred in clashes between "those blocking and those trying to get through" a barricade, Cali mayorVideo footage showed a man lying in a pool of blood and another nearby wielding a gun, who was then attacked by a group of people."We cannot allow these circumstances to keep happening in Cali. We must not fall into the temptation of violence and death," he added.
Though the reform was quickly withdrawn, it triggered a broad anti-government mobilisation by people who felt they were left to fend for themselves in the health crisis, and angry over the heavy-handed response of the security forces.Demonstrators gather at the Los Heroes monument during a protest in Bogota, Colombia May 28, 2021. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Colombia's Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez in Washington on Friday.
Blinken also "welcomed the national dialogue President Duque has convened as an opportunity for the Colombian people to work together to construct a peaceful, prosperous future."In order to move forward, protest leaders insist the government must acknowledge abuses by the armed forces.
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