The President of Colombia Ivan Duque on Sunday took part in a march against a terrorist attack that took twenty-one lives in Bogota on Thursday, the deadliest in 15 years in Colombia
According to the Colombian government, the assailant was identified as a member of the National Liberation Army (ELN), however, ELN has not claimed responsibility or issued a public statement.
The huge crowd wearing white clothes and waving white flag, marched to Bogota’s iconic Plaza Bolivar while chanting slogans such as “down with the terrorists” and “no more violence”.
Dozens were also injured in Thursday’s attack on General Santander Police Academy in the capital Bogota before a graduation ceremony.
President Duque called it an “insane terrorist act” and declared three days of national mourning.