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Colombia to provide leftist presidential candidate Petro with extra security

Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the Coalition Historic Pact party speaks during the announcement of his chief debater in Bogota, Colombia April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita

Colombia's government will provide left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro with extra security after he canceled part of his campaign tour amid reports of a threat to kill him, Interior Minister Daniel Palacios said on Tuesday.

Petro canceled events in the country's coffee region on Monday over a plot by a crime gang known as La Cordillera to assassinate him, his office said.

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