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Violent protests hit Colombia

2013-08-24 187 Dailymotion

TV AND WEB RESTRICTIONS~*NO ACCESS COLOMBIA/TELEMUNDO/UNIVISIÓN/CNN SPANISH/CITY TV COLOMBIA*<br /> <br />Agricultural workers clash with police in Colombia.<br /> <br />The farmers blocked roads and choked traffic across the country in protest at President Juan Manuel Santos' agricultural and economic policies.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PROTESTING FARMER, ANDRES ORJUELA, SAYING:<br /> <br />"We came to support the protests of our friends from Boyaca - and from every part of the country - that are being affected by the famous free trade agreements - that sadly are crushing the Colombian farmer. We cannot compete."<br /> <br />The protests that have been largely concentrated outside the nation's capital, have now moved closer to Bogota as protesters blocked roads into the city.<br /> <br />Violent confrontations broke out between police and agricultural workers as authorities tried to remove the roadblocks.<br /> <br />Potato, corn and milk producers complain that free trade agreements with Europe and the United States

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