Police injured in explosion during coffee protest cleanup

Two policeman were allegedly injured on Friday, after a firecracker exploded during the clean-up process following the coffee strike.

The explosion occurred in Timbio, a town in southwest Colombia, while police were removing cambuches which are makeshift tin huts that were used in the strike.

Several people tweeted the story; however it hasn’t been confirmed whether the firecracker was intentionally planted by the protesters.

Source

Dos policias heridos deja detonacion de petardo en Timbio, Cauca (El Pais)

 

 

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