Santa Marta, Colombia, Sept 23, 2026 (AFP) - Uneasy calm returns to Colombia's violence-hit Santa Marta

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Stores and schools closed and drivers mostly stayed off the roads Wednesday as the Colombian city of Santa Marta limped back to normal after a wave of drug-gang violence prompted a deployment of army troops. The Caribbean city popular with tourists was calm but tense a day after gang members attacked businesses following the killing by the security forces of one of their leaders. The self-styled Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada......

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