Videos shared on social media show police using what local activists and international human rights groups say is excessive force against protesters. U.S., United Nations and European officials have called on the government of President Iván Duque to exercise restraint. The government counters that police are responding to leftist guerrillas and other armed groups that it says have infiltrated the protests. They’ve produced videos of their own that allegedly show “urban terrorists” attacking police stations.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2021 10:02 UTC