DarlinG
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Colombia: Spike in violence continues even after cartel's 'armed strike' ends When the powerful drug cartel Clan del Golfo called an armed strike in early May in response to the extradition of their leader, it shut down a large swathe of northern Colombia. For several days, local people were unable to leave their homes as gang members set cars on fire and carried out a number of assassinations. The strike is now over but it hasn't brought an end to the wave of violence affecting local people.