During the afternoon of this Tuesday, November 19, the educational day at the Colombian Polytechnic Jaime Isaza Cadavid, was interrupted, after the riots by some hooded people.
It was established that their disagreement and the reason for this new protest is related to the demands of the hooded men so that the force public like UNDEMO, formerly SMAD, do not enter or interfere in their demonstrations.
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The Colombian Polytechnic Jaime Isaza Cadavid issued a statement, through which it declared a red alert and ordered the immediate evacuation of the headquarters campus in Medellín for the entire educational community, in accordance with the protocols defined by the emergency committee.
During the protests and through videos broadcast on social networks, it can be seen how some Hooded men seized a car from the Medellín Mobility Secretariat and set fire to the car in the middle of the main road, Avenida Las Vegas.causing vehicular chaos in the sector.
The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, spoke out through his X account and classified these actions as terrorism. In addition, he ordered the intervention of the National Police.
“This is not a peaceful protest. This is terrorism. They are criminals. I have instructed the Police to intervene. “A coward is he who covers his face with hoods to generate terror and fear,” the president published.
This is not peaceful protest. This is terrorism. They are criminals.
I have instructed the Police to intervene.
A coward is he who covers his face with hoods to generate terror and fear. pic.twitter.com/JVckqVu8b6— Fico Gutiérrez (@FicoGutierrez) November 19, 2024
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The Mobility Secretariat recommended taking alternative routes, taking into account the blockade in the Jaime Isaza Cadavid Polytechnic sector.The detonations of potato bombs.
Added to the chaos of the protests, in this sector of El Poblado, The heavy rains have generated difficulties in mobility in different sectors of the city.
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