Large protests in Colombia in support of President Petro’s labour reforms | Conflict News

The protests come as the country reels from bombing attacks in the southwest and attempted assassination of a senator.

Protests have been held in Colombia as supporters of left-wing President Gustavo Petro express their support for his proposed labour reform, with the country rattled by an eruption of violence in the last week amid fears of a return to darker days of assassinations and bombings.

Large numbers of people took to the streets of the capital, Bogota, and other cities across the…