Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Colombia protests: Bogota mayor calls for reconciliation” – below is their description.
The mayor of Colombia’s capital is calling for reconciliation after days of violent protests.
Thirteen people have been killed and hundreds injured in demonstrations against police brutality.
The riots followed the killing of 43-year-old lawyer Javier Ordonez, who was repeatedly shocked with a stun gun by officers.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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In This Story: Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a transcontinental country largely in the north of South America, with territories in North America. Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The capital is Bogotá, the country’s largest city. With over 50 million inhabitants Colombia is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse countries in the world. The Republic of Colombia was declared in 1886. Panama seceded in 1903.
Colombia’s territory encompasses Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands, and deserts, and it is the only country in South America with coastlines and islands along both the Atlantic and Pacific.