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Police in Colombia using dangerous grenade launchers to control protesters
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25/05/2021 - 16:49
These screengrabs show Colombian security forces using Venom grenade launchers to hold back protesters. They were taken from videos filmed in Popayán, Colombia in mid-May. © Observers
Text by:
Chloé Lauvergnier
8 min
Colombian police have used Venom grenade launchers several times since early May, in an attempt to control protests around the country. Numerous videos circulating on social media show police using this weapon in a “dangerous manner, according to the experts we interviewed.
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Colombia has been wracked by a series of anti-government protests since April 28 and the demonstrations have been met with a strict police clampdown. At least 42 people have been killed since this date, acc ....

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