Colombia Protests: 79 Police Officers Freed After Being Taken Hostage

by Antoinette Radford & Sam Hancock BBC News A group of police officers and oilfield workers taken hostage during protests in Colombia’s southern Caquetá province have been freed, President Petro says. Violence erupted on Thursday after residents blockaded an oil exploration company’s compound. They were demanding its help to build roads in the area. Colombian […]

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