BOGOTA, Colombia— President Juan Manuel Santos ordered troops onto the Colombian capital's streets Friday after rioting in which at least two people died, and small farmers said they were lifting road blockades elsewhere after 11 days of protests. Bogota was peaceful on Friday, with no disturbances reported as Santos ordered troops to reinforce
Swelling Colombian Protests Against Free Trade Met With Militarization
The violence broke out Thursday afternoon after some 30,000 people, many of them university students, marched in support of the farmers.