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Colombia's Clan del Golfo attacks vehicles to protest Otoniel extradition -government

Colombian firefighters tend to a burning vehicle, after 'Clan del Golfo', a neo-paramilitary group and cartel ordered a four-day terror campaign, in retaliation to their leader and accused drug dealer Dairo Antonio Usaga being extradited to the U.S., in Bolivar, Colombia May 5, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken May 5, 2022. Viviana Vargas, defensora de DDHH/via REUTERS

At least 100 vehicles were destroyed on highways across northern Colombia in isolated attacks by the Clan del Golfo criminal gang, which announced an "armed strike" to protest the extradition of former leader Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, to the United States, the government said on Friday.

The four-day armed strike, intended to restrict the movement of vehicles and people, along with forced closure of businesses, began on Thursday and is mainly affecting the Antioquia, Bolivar, Cordoba and Sucre provinces, officials said.

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