Colombia’s president sends troops to a Caribbean city after an outburst of violence
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By ASTRID SUÁREZ
SANTA MARTA, Colombia (AP) — Troops patrolled the unusually empty streets of Colombia’s Caribbean resort city of Santa Marta on Wednesday as President Abelardo de la Espriella tried to restore order a day after an outburst of violence blamed on a drug-trafficking gang.
Residents in a working-class neighborhood in the city’s northeast lined up outside the few supermarkets that remained open as police officers carrying rifles stood guard.
“We woke up this morning afraid to go out
SANTA MARTA, Colombia (AP) — Troops patrolled the unusually empty streets of Colombia’s Caribbean resort city of Santa Marta on Wednesday as President Abelardo de la Espriella tried to restore order a day after an outburst of violence blamed on a drug-trafficking gang.
Residents in a working-class neighborhood in the city’s northeast lined up outside the few supermarkets that remained open as police officers carrying rifles stood guard.
“We woke up this morning afraid to go out
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