Gustavo Petro denounced attempted sabotage by María Fernanda Cabal in Cali - Cali - Colombia

The candidate of the Historical Pact assured that the senator for the Democratic Center, María Fernanda Cabal, tried to hinder the demonstration with which he closed his campaign ahead of the elections for the inter-party consultations on March 13.

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“There goes the Cabal, a countrywoman from these regions. They wanted to organize a rally against Petro. And I got involved…, but poor Cabal, how is it going to come here with 15 people to sabotage this demonstration! The Cabal is delusional,” said the candidate of the Historical Pact, before thousands of people who filled the Bulevar del Río sector in the center of the capital of Valle del Cauca.

Petro also affirmed that the Uribista senator, who was born in Cali, is saying that he intends to end the Familias en Acción program and that is not true. “I am not going to end Families in Action, but I am going to think about it in the midst of the needs of this country. The first need is that of the boy and girl of early childhood. I want that subsidy to become an income by right, not by gift; Basic income they call it. We are going to talk about the State giving the mother who is the head of the family a vital basic income, which will take her out of poverty, not keep her in poverty,” she explained.

This newspaper asked journalists from Senator Cabal’s Office of Communications if what Petro said about the alleged sabotage of his campaign closure is true, but he has not received an answer.

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Petro denounced attempted sabotage at the end of the campaign in Cali - Cali - Colombia

The candidate for the Historical Pact assured that the senator for the Democratic Center, María Fernanda Cabal, tried to hinder the demonstration with which she closed her campaign ahead of the elections for the inter-party consultations on March 13.

(You can read: The hero citizen of Cali will be trained as a rescuer)

“That’s where the Cabal is, a countrywoman from these regions. They wanted to organize a rally against Petro. And I got…, but poor Cabal, how are you going to come here with 15 people to sabotage this demonstration! The Cabal is delusional,” said the candidate of the Historical Pact, before thousands of people who filled the Bulevar del Río sector in the center of the capital of Valle del Cauca.

Petro also affirmed that the Uribista senator, who was born in Cali, is saying that he intends to end the Familias en Acción program and that is not true. “I am not going to end Families in Action, but I am going to think about it in the midst of the needs of this country. The first need is that of the boy and girl of early childhood. I want that subsidy to become an income by right, not by gift; Basic income they call it. We are going to talk about the State giving the mother who is the head of the family a vital basic income, which will take her out of poverty, not keep her in poverty,” she explained.

This newspaper asked journalists from Senator Cabal’s Office of Communications if what Petro said about the alleged sabotage of his campaign closure is true, but he has not received an answer.

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Today is the last day for candidates for Congress and inter-party consultations to campaign in the public square.

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Army deactivated explosive charges in the south of Cesar

US Denounces Attempted Drone Attack at Saudi Airport

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan denounced an attempted drone attack Thursday by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels at Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport and said global allies will hold the rebels accountable.

Twelve people were injured at the airport by shrapnel from a drone intercepted by air defenses on Thursday, according to the Saudi-led coalition that has been battling the rebels since early 2015, after the group ousted Yemen’s globally recognized government from power.

Hours later, the rebels claimed responsibility for the attack.

“We will work with our Saudi and international partners to hold them accountable,” Sullivan said in a statement released by the White House. “As the President told His Majesty King Salman yesterday, we are committed to supporting Saudi Arabia in the defense of its people and territory from these attacks.”

U.S. General Frank McKenzie, head of the U.S. Central Command overseeing American forces in the Middle East, has been in the United Arab Emirates helping the country strengthen its defenses after being targeted with a series of missile and drone attacks by the rebels.

Speaking from the UAE earlier this week, McKenzie said battlefield setbacks in Yemen by the rebels may have sparked recent attacks on UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, where a military base also hosts U.S. troops.

The war has pit Houthis against government forces supported by Saudi Arabia and an Arab coalition, including the UAE. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis, triggering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Some information for this report came from Reuters.