Thousands march for peace in Colombia (BBC)

Thousands of people across Colombia have taken to the streets demanding peace and chanting “no to terrorism”.

The protests were in response to the death of 20 police cadets in a car bomb attack in the capital, Bogotá.

President Iván Duque and his predecessor, Juan Manuel Santos, were among those in marching in Bogotá.

Mr Duque blamed the attack on the National Liberation Army (ELN), and has ruled out any restart of peace negotiations with the left-wing rebels. Read more

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