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(CNN) - Some 169 people have been arrested in Colombia during the recent protests, General Oscar Atehortúa, director of the National Police, said on Saturday.
Atehortúa said that 21 of those arrested were minors.
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“We have captured 169 people during these fractions, 4 of them are already with intramural measures, we still have 118 pending to be presented to the judicial authorities. We also report that 21 minors have been apprehended. Where are the parents of these young people who have lent themselves to vandalism? He said.
The anti-government protests continued for the third day on Saturday in Colombia.
The demonstrations began on Thursday as part of a national strike organized by labor unions and civil society groups against the social and political policies of President Iván Duque.
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On the other hand, President Duque informed on Saturday that he has instructed Defense Minister Carlos Trujillo Holmes to move “today” to the Santander municipality of Quilichao, department of Cauca, to “carry out a security council to serve the population "And to continue" confronting with force those organized armed groups that operate in that area. "
(Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)
The president, who gave statements from the Police Unified Command Post in Bogotá, described Friday's attack as "criminal and wild" that left 3 uniformed dead and 7 wounded.
Protests in Colombia