Threats against leftist candidate taken "seriously": Colombian president
STORY: Threats against leftist candidate taken "seriously": Colombian president
DATELINE: May 4, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:51
LOCATION: Bogota
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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1. various of Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro
STORYLINE:
Colombian President Ivan Duque on Tuesday condemned alleged death threats made by a criminal group against leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, saying his administration takes such threats "seriously."
Petro's campaign team on Monday denounced the criminal ring "La Cordillera," which is comprised of paramilitaries, for planning an attack against the candidate in central-west Colombia's so-called Coffee Triangle, forcing the candidate to cancel campaigning there.
Petro's security team had "received first-hand information from sources in the area" that La Cordillera was planning to assassinate the candidate, his campaign team said.
Colombian Interior Minister Daniel Palacios said Monday the authorities were not aware of any threats against Petro, the ca
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