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(CNN Spanish) - The Colombians returned to the streets this Friday, after the massive protests recorded just a day earlier in the national strike called by various sectors and organizations against the government of Iván Duque. In Bogotá, several groups of people gathered in the Plaza de Bolívar, in the heart of the city. There they performed a "cacerolazo" and were subsequently evicted by the Public Force. There are military and police in the streets of Bogotá.
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The Colombian Federation of Education Workers (Fecode), one of the convenors of the strike on Thursday, published on his Twitter account that “with gases, weapons and bombs they will not silence the pan. They must order to persecute the true vandals, but do not be angry with those of us who exercise our right to protest. ”
No, Mr. President. No, sir, mayor. With gases, weapons and bombs they will not silence the #cacerolazo. They must order to persecute the true vandals, but do not be angry with those of us who exercise our right to protest. It is the moment of dialogue, repression is not the solution.
- fecode (@fecode) November 22, 2019
As the hours progress, the authorities report clashes. President Iván Duque published on his Twitter account that together with the mayor of the capital, Enrique Peñalosa, they are following up “recent altercations of public order in some areas of the city”.
#AEstaHora we lead PMU from @PoliciaColombia with @MinInterior and members of the Public Force. Via teleconference we have advanced with the Mayor of Bogotá, @EnriquePenalosa, evaluation and monitoring of recent changes in public order in some areas of the city.
- Iván Duque (@IvanDuque) November 22, 2019
On Friday afternoon, the curfew was also imposed in three sectors: Bosa, Kennedy and Ciudad Bolívar. From noon governs the dry law that will run until Saturday.
“This is not a democratic march. What we have here is a minority of criminals that destroys the public and private assets that belong to all citizens, ”said Mayor Peñalosa during a press conference this Friday.
“This is not a democratic march. What we have here is a minority of criminals that destroys the public and private assets that belong to all citizens ”Mayor Peñalosa in balance of the National strike pic.twitter.com/vgS9jbc321
- Mayor of Bogotá (@Bogota) November 22, 2019
For his part, the Secretary of Security, Coexistence and Justice of Bogotá reported that there have been multiple "interventions and presence in sectors of the Bolivar and Kennedy City" of the Public Force. And they continue to capture the "responsible" for criminal activities.
We have had multiple interventions and presence in the Bolivar and Kennedy city sectors, with all the capabilities of @PoliciaBogota. We continue to capture those responsible for criminal activities. Mayor @EnriquePenalosa at the helm of the Command Post. @SecurityBOG
- Jairo Garcia G (@ JGarciaG1) November 22, 2019
The Transmilenio transport service reports 76 closed stations in the city and some acts of “vandalism” in different facilities. He has also reported that 51% of the routes in the areas where safety and mobility conditions allow it are being covered with the SITP buses. There are delays at some points due to changes in public order and roadblocks. ”
# SoNo 😡 # AEstaHora vandalism at the Molinos de la trunk station Usme pic.twitter.com/hAvn86emeM
- TransMilenio (@TransMilenio) November 22, 2019
The Secretariat of Health of Bogotá condemned the attacks against the ambulances of the public hospital network by “vandals”.
. @ sectorsalud condemns attacks against ambulances of the public hospital network by vandals. The medical mission is neutral of ideologies, is to save lives and must be respected pic.twitter.com/2yqaCCFdp3
- District Health Secretariat (@SectorSalud) November 22, 2019
This Thursday at least three people died in the riots that occurred in Colombia after the national strike. Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo said in a press conference on Friday that two people died during a looting at a supermarket in the municipality of Buenaventura and another person died in the municipality of Candelaria, both municipalities in the department of Valle de Cauca
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Holmes Trujillo said that the three deaths in that department are already under investigation by the Attorney General's Office.
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