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Colombian farmers protest anti-coca drive
More than 10,000 farmers take stand against plans to wipe out coca crops near border with Venezuela
Al Jazeera / Sunday 30 June 2013
 

More than 10,000 farmers in Colombia are taking a stand against plans to wipe out coca crops near the border with Venezuela.

At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in recent clashes between the police and protesters.

The scheme focuses on the Catatumbo region.

Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Colombia.