Hundreds of Indigenous people in Colombia -- holding spears, blowguns and banners saying "Don't kill us" -- protested against bloody clashes between guerrilla factions on the Venezuelan border that have displaced their communities.
The protesters, dressed in traditional clothing and jewelry of the Motilon-Bari people, on Tuesday took to the streets of Cucuta, the regional capital and main border crossing to Venezuela.
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