BOGOTA, Colombia --- Colombian President Ivn Duque ordered a curfew in the nation's capital Friday amid continuing unrest following a massive march a day before that brought tens of thousands to the streets in a strong message of rejection against his conservative government. The president announced on Twitter that he has requested that Bogota's mayor enforce a curfew beginning at 9 p.m. in all of the city of 7 million after police pushed back thick crowds of protesters banging pots and pans in the storied Plaza Bolivar. "They kicked us out with tear gas," said Rogelio Martinez, 38, a construction worker. "They didn't want the people to s...
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