Pope Francis expresses concern over violence in Colombia

the dad Francisco He expressed his concern on Sunday at the violently repressed demonstrations that have rocked Colombia in recent days to protest against the government of President Iván Duque.

“I want to express my concern at the tensions and violent clashes in Colombia, which left dead and wounded ”, declared the Pope in a message after the Sunday prayers.

“There are a lot of Colombians here, we are praying for their homeland,” he added, AFP news agency reported.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been out to protest since April 28, initially against a national government tax reform bill that has already been withdrawn.

Although mostly peaceful, the protests left at least 26 dead and 1,000 injured among protesters and soldiers.