Colombian Army Prevents Terrorist Attack on Runway Prepared by Revolutionary Group Sat 13th March 2021 | 12:08 PM
Colombian armed forces prevented a terrorist attack in the country s northeast, where a dissident revolutionary armed group was preparing to blow up a runway previously used for the shipments of COVID-19 vaccines
MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 13th March, 2021) Colombian armed forces prevented a terroristattack in the country s northeast, where a dissident revolutionary armed group was preparing to blow up a runway previously used for the shipments of COVID-19 vaccines. Troops of the National Army in a military operation neutralized the terrorist action that the members of the Residual Organized Armed Group 33 tried to commit in the Cuatro Esquinas village of the Teorama municipality, where they were going to detonate explosives, at the same place where an aircraft that brought COVID-19 vaccines to this part of the Catatumbo region had landed earlier, the
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POLITICAL parties, trade unions and social organisations in Colombia have launched a new campaign to protect life, demanding aid for the poor and an end to assassinations.
The “cacerolazo” a form of protest involving people banging pots and pans started on Wednesday night, pressing for demands that include a universal basic income to mitigate losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Colombia Humana movement said: “If the government does not provide guarantees for a dignified life, then the people will express it on the streets.”
Colombia Humana called for investment in and improvements to the country’s health system, which is struggling to cope with Covid-19 and provides inadequate services to the rural and indigenous population.
In early November, hundreds of former fighters from the Farc marched to Bogotá, the capital, demanding work opportunities and better protection. Duque promised to improve housing and security, but laid the blame for the violence at the feet of dissident Farc fighters who have returned to arms.
In Carrizal, conditions are worsening. Shacks are falling apart, the roads and pathways torn up, and residents’ only way to communicate with the outside world is a public wifi with intermittent service. A few commercial projects, such as pineapple crops and beekeeping, have proven unproductive as the camp is so far from markets.
BOGOTA (AFP) - Eight high-ranking members of Colombia's now-defunct Farc guerilla movement, including serving politicians, are being charged with war crimes for kidnapping more than 21,000 people during a decades-long civil conflict, a court said on Thursday (Jan 28).. Read more at straitstimes.com.