‘They started massacring people’: Army deployed as 13 people killed in Colombia protests
The Colombian army has tightened its control over Cali, the country’s third-largest city, after the latest anti-government protests left at least 13 people dead.
Key points:
- Human Rights Watch says at least 63 Colombians have been killed during a month of violent protests
- Protesters are demanding government action to tackle poverty, police violence and inequalities in health care and education
- Economists say more than 42 per cent of the country’s 50 million people live in poverty
The city’s streets…
