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Petro “insists on unilateral release” of 79 Colombian police hostage in Caguán

By Richard Emblin - March 3, 2023

Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on the Red Cross to provide humanitarian assistance to 79 policemen held hostage by the Indigenous Guard in San Vicente del Caguán.

Colombian police are taken hostage by a farming collective in San Vicente del Caguán.

As Colombia’s Petro scoffs Bukele, 79 police kidnapped in Caguán

By The City Paper Staff - March 2, 2023

A violent protest in San Vicente del Caguán has resulted in a Colombian police officer killed and 79 kidnapped. The riot occurred on the grounds of a Chinese oil exploration company.