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Helicopter Carrying Colombia’s President Duque Struck by Bullets in Attack

June 26, 2021
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BOGOTA—A helicopter carrying Colombia’s President Ivan Duque and others was struck by multiple bullets in an attack on Friday, he said in a video message. The incident took place while the president’s helicopter was flying through Colombia’s Catatumbo region toward the city of Cucuta, capital of the country’s Norte de Santander province, Duque said. “What’s…

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Burma Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets at Protesters

March 2, 2021
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YANGON, Myanmar—Police in Burma (also called Myanmar) repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets Tuesday against crowds protesting last month’s coup, but the demonstrators regrouped after each volley and tried to defend themselves with barricades as standoffs between protesters and security forces intensified. Burma authorities have escalated their crackdown on the protests in recent days,…

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Burmese Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Wounding 3, as Hundreds of Thousands Protest

February 12, 2021
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Supporters of ousted Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi clashed with police on Friday as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations in defiance of the military junta’s call to halt mass gatherings. The United Nations human rights office said more than 350 people, including officials, activists and monks, have been arrested in Burma since the…

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