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Colombians narrowly reject a peace agreement referendum seeking to end half a century of guerrilla war between the government and FARC rebels. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Bogata, Nov 3 (EFE).- Former FARC guerrillas held a cultural day and business fair Tuesday in Bogota’s Plaza de Bolivar, expressing their rejection of violence that has claimed the lives of 236 of them since the peace agreement was signed in November 2016.Ex-guerrillas gathered in the eve at the square dressed in white and with flags with the inscription "For life, for peace," as well as with posters with which they remembered those who have died and asked for guarantees for their reinstatement.On a platform located a few meters from the entrance of the country’s Capitol, members of the Common Revolutionary Alternative Force (FARC) hung another sign in which they told Colombian President Ivan Duque "We did not sign the peace to be assassinated." (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LOPEZ). SHOT LIST: A CULTURAL DAY AND BUSINESS FAIR IN PLAZA DE BOLIVAR, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
Colombians go to the polls to elect a new Congress with a resurgent right, bitterly opposed to a peace deal that allows leftist former rebels to participate, expected to poll strongly. IMAGES
Colombian voters for and against a FARC peace agreement react after a referendum was narrowly rejected, effectively striking down the historic peace pact between the government and Marxist rebel group. Gavino Garay reports.
Colombians look to back a peace accord with Marxist rebels in a referendum, the final hurdle for a deal that would end half a century of war and allows FARC fighters to re-enter society and form a political party. Gavino Garay reports.
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