BOGOTA — Thousands of demonstrators poured into Colombia’s streets Wednesday to protest the policies of President Ivan Duque, the eighth straight day of protests that have left at least 24 dead and hundreds wounded.
Students, unions, indigenous people and other groups assembled Wednesday in the capital Bogota as well as the cities of Medellin in the northwest and Cali in the southwest.
The demonstrators are protesting the Duque government’s policies on health, education and security, as well as the violent repression by security forces.
According to official figures, at least 24 people have died — 18 of whom were shot — with more than 800 others wounded and 89 people rep…
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