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The protests continue in Colombia.
Although they have developed in a mostly peaceful way, on Wednesday, authorities in some cities reported some episodes of violence and carried out arrests.
Bogota
On Wednesday, the Government Secretariat of Bogotá reported through its verified Twitter account that episodes of violence in Bogotá have been presented again on the Portal de Las Américas.
The Secretary of Government, Luis Ernesto Gómez, said that four people were captured in the Héroes area due to the attacks on public servants and damage to buses at the site.
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Gómez added that, due to violent acts and vandalism in the Portal de Las Américas, the Police have had to intervene to restore public order.
Authorities have reported no deaths or injuries.
For these acts, 4 people were captured in the Portal who will be transferred to the URI Kennedy to be prosecuted.
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Cali
In Cali, the Cali Metropolitan Police reported in a statement that the authorities cleared the road on the road to Jamundí.
Colonel Guillén Amaya said that the police were cleaning debris from the road that had been unblocked and it was necessary to deploy police officers in the Terranova area in Jamundí.
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There, the Police reported attacks by armed people, blunt objects and homemade fire bombs.
The authorities reported the capture of six people and two wounded police officers.
Tulua
This Wednesday, Defense Minister Diego Molano reported in a statement that 17 arrests have been made for vandalism in the city of Tuluá.
Molano reported that the Government is offering a reward of 200 million pesos to anyone who provides information that leads to those responsible for the violent events in the city.
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